COLLECTIONS 



NEW JERSEY 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 



VOLUME VI -SUPPLEMENT. 



NEWAEK, N. J. : 
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. 

1866. 



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OFFICEES 

OP THE 

NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

KLKCTKD— 1866. 



Hon. JAMES PARKER, Prksident. 

Hon. RICHARD S. FIELD, 1st Vice President. 

Hon. HEKRY W. GREEN, 2d Vice President. 

JOHN RUTHERFURD, Esq., 3d Vice President. 

WILLL\M A. WHITEHEAD, Corresponding Secrktat?y. 

SOLOMON ALOFSEN, Treasurer. 

SAMUEL H. CONGAR, Librarian. 



executive committee. 

SAMUEL H. PENNINGTON, M. D. 

Hon. CHARLES S. OGDEN. 

Rev. RAVAUD K. RODGERS. D. D. 

N. NORRIS HALSTED, Esq. 

Rev. JOHN HALL, D. D. 

Rev. SAMUEL M. HAMILL, D. D. 

Hon. JOHN CLEMENT. 

Hon. WILLIAM B. KINNEY. 



committee on publications. 
RICHARD S. FIELD. 
WILLIA]\I A. WHITEHEAD. 
HENRY W. GREEN. 
SAMUEL II. PENNINGTON, 
JOHN HALL. 



Gift 
The Society 

IF '05 



PROCEEDINGS 



COMME.MOKATIVE OF THE 



SETTLEMENT QE NEWARK. 



X E ^V .1 E R S E Y 



TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. 



:M ^V Y 17th, 1866 



NEWARK : 
PRINTED FOR THE NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

1866. 



CONTENTS. 

I. Historical Mcmoii> by ^Ir. William A. 

Whitp:head. 
II. Lyrical Poem, by Thomas Ward, M.D. 
III. Oration, by Hon. William B. Kinxey. 
IV. Grenealogical jNTotices of the Settlers, by Mr, 

Samuel "H. Congak. 
V. Notes. 



I. 

A HISTOKICAL MEMOIK 

OP THE 

CIRCWISTAMES LliAI)l\'C TO AP COHECTEI) WITH 



SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK, 

BY W. A. WfllTEHEAD. 



]MJi:]MOIR 






Two Hundred Years! The words arc ut- 
tered with so little effort, so readily does the 
ear receive them, that the mind fails to realize, 
at once, their full significance. Two hundred 
years ! Although in the long procession of 
the ages, during which the Universe has been 
moving onward in its mysterious circuit, the 
period may be scarcely appreciable — a mere point 
in the pathway of the untold centuries — yet who 
can estimate its vast proportions when regarded 
through the long vista of the every-day occur- 
rences, and the individual experiences which 
have marked its passage ; the jo3^s and sorrows, 
the hopes and fears, the disappointments and 
successes, the trials, the projects of living, throb- 
bing hearts ; all the conflicting, yet strangely 
harmonizing, concomitants of the earthly ex- 
istence of all those who have been born and 
lived and died during its continuance? 

Such an occasion as this, therefore, is fraught 
with unusual interest, for we commemorate this 
day an e^xnt, which, two hundred years ago, 
like a stone dropped in an unruffled lake, set 



10 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

in motion in the great ocean of Time, the cir- 
cling eddies of never ending results that, in their 
unbroken,- never-ceasing undulations onward, 
have evolved, and now surround us here, to-day, 
with all we see of civilization andprosperity, and 
whose ultimate effects we can neither realize nor 
imagine. It is well, therefore, that Ave should 
turn our attention, for a brief j^eriod to the cir- 
cumstances which preceded what was of such 
momentous import. 

It was in the Spring of 1666 that two or more 
diminutive vessels, after carefully passing from 
the harbor of New York through the Kill van 
Kull, into what is now known as Newark bay, 
were to be seen ascending the Passaic as tide 
and wind permitted. JSTeither history nor tra- 
dition has preserved the names of these small 
craft ; and we are uninformed as to the precise 
day of their arrival, but attendant circumstances 
indicate that it was in the beginning of May, 
old style, approaching sufficiently near to the 
day on which Ave are assembled, to render its 
selection appropriate for our commemorative ser- 
vices. 

These vessels brought to New Jersey a small 
company of adventurous spirits, men of enter- 
prise and industry, of intelligence and integrity, 
experienced in the management of public affairs, 
— God-fearing men. And women too were there, 
simple in their tastes and pursuits, loving and 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 11 

enduring, to whom it was home wherever the 
interests of fathers or husbands called them. 
The whole, a company associated and bound to- 
gether less by the ties of nationality and con- 
sanguinity than by, to them, the stronger chain 
of a common religious faith, and a common sen- 
timent of civil liberty to be enjoyed in subordi- 
nation to that faith. 

But leaving these vessels and their interest-- 
inii; freiii-ht for a while, let us review the circum- 
stances which preceded and led to their arri\'al. 

Although more than half a century had rolled 
away since the discovery of the country by Hud- 
son, yet, strange as it may seem to us in these 
days of progress and indefinite expansion, the 
settlements of the Dutch, in what is now eastern 
New Jersey, were confined to the peninsula be- 
tween the river that bears the discoverer's name 
and the Hackensack ; for although we have re- 
corded evidence of one attempt at a settlement 
somewdiere within JX'ewark bay in the year 1643,'=' 
yet the project was abandoned the ensuing year 
in consequence of the hostility of the Indians, 
and never resumed.f Consequently all the lands 
west of the Hackensack river, JN^ewark bay, and 
the sound between Staten Island and the main, 
w^re unappropriated by Europeans down to 
1665. 

*N. Y. Dutch MSS. at Albany, + Ibid, Vol. H, pp. 8C, 87; IV, p. 
Vol. IV, pp. 127, 128. 234. 



12 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

There had been scA^eral inquiries made, in re- 
lation to the privileges that might be exjoected 
by those who should renew the attempt to effect 
a settlement in " Achter Col" — as the Dutch at 
New Amsterdam then called this region, from 
its lying hack of, or heyond the hay, south of Man- 
hattan Island — but even these feeble indications 
of enterprise were not manifested until near the 
•close of the Dutch domination. Thus in Feb- 
ruary (15th) and April (29th) 1661^ a secret ap- 
plication from " a company of honest men," so 
called, of Huntington, Long Island, for liberty 
" to sit downe ther to make a plantation," was 
responded to on the 21st of June, by permission 
from the Dutch authorities, for them to visit and 
examine the lands prior to entering into any 
agreement for their occupancy ;'•' but we have no 
information of any further proceedings in con- 
nection with the coiitemplatcd undertaking. 

Later in the same year, however, another ap- 
plication was made from another quarter, which 
may be considered as the first step towards effect- 
in o- the settlement here which we commemorate. 

What is now the State of Connecticut consisted 
then of two colonies, Connecticut and New 
Haven. The former comprised the settlements 
at the mouth and on the banks of the Connecti- 
cut river, the latter included not only New 

* N, Y. Dutch MSS., Vol. IX, pp. 369, '343. See Note A. 



MK. WHITEHEAD'S MEMOIR. 13 

Haven, proper, but also the towns of Milford, 
Branford, Guilford and Stamford in its vicini- 
ty, and the town of Soutliold <>n Long Island; 
but, of the two, Connecticut was the most pros- 
perous.'=' When it is remembered that it was 
in Xew Haven that the regicides Whalley and 
Goife were so cordially received and 'carefully 
concealed and guarded,f the announcement that 
republican views were in the ascendant in the 
colony will occasion no surprise ; neither will the 
kindred facts that, the restoration of Charles 11 
to the throne of England, in 1660, was exceed- 
ingly obnoxious to many of its 2)eople, and that, 
although they brought themselves to acknowledge 
him formally on the 21st of August, 1661, " to be 
the lawful King of Great Britain, France and 
Ireland, and all other territories thereto belong- 
ing," great apprehensions of its effect upon the 
future of the colony were excited and bitter dis- 
sensions aroused l)y the event. J 

It was under these circumstances that the at- 
tention of some of the most prominent men of 
the Xew Haven colony was turned to the pro- 
priety of seeking, Avithout delay, a location else- 
where more favorable to the exercise and dis- 
semination of the civil and religious privileges 
they cherished, than might be looked for under 
monarchical and hierarchical rule. Although it 

* Palfrey's New England II, p. 376. J Trumbull, Palfrey, &c. 
t Trumbull's Connecticut I, pp. 242-246. Stiles' Regicides, &c. 



14 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

has been said that the most strongly developed 
characteristic of the Englishman of that day — 
jealousy of the Dutch — blazed with peculiar ma- 
lignity in 'New England''', yet the colonists of 
New Haven, as they cast their eyes over the con- 
tinent in search of the asylum they desired, were 
not prevented by any feelings of the kind which 
they may have cherished, from recognizing that, 
within the domain of their neighbors on the 
South, and beneath the folds of Holland's stand- 
ard of red, white and blue — prophetic colors — 
were both the land and the privileges they 
coveted. 

On the 8th N'ovember, 1661, Matthew Gilbert, 
Dej^uty Governor of the Colony of New Haven, 
wrote from Milford to Governor Stuyvesant at 
JSTew Amsterdam, informing him that, " a Com- 
' panic of Considerable that came into N. E. that 
'they might serve God w"' a pure conscience 
'and enjoy such liberties & priueledges both 
' Ciuill and Ecclesiasticall as might best advan- 
' tage unto, and strengthen them in the end and 
' worke aforesaid, w*^'' also through the mercy of 
' God they have enjoyed for more than tAventic 
' yeares together ; and the lord haueing blessed 
' them w*" posterities so that their numbers are 
' encreased & they being desirous to p'uide for 
' their posterities so as their outward comfortable 
'•subsistence and their seniles welfare might 

* Brodhead's Commemorative Oration, pp. 19-21. 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 15 

" in the use of siitablc means thorough the Ijless- 
" ing of the Ahnighty be attained " — that this 
company, having been encouraged so to do by 
the courtesy extended by the Governor to per- 
sons appointed to visit " some adjacent parts " 
on a previous occasion, had appointed a com- 
mittee of four of their most prominent men, at 
the head of which was Robert Treat, to confer 
with him relative to the terms upon which they 
might "begin to plant," and thereafter, secure 
additions in those who might wish to join them 
" for the enlargement of the Kingdom of Christ 
Jesus in the Congregational way," and secure 
" all other means of comfort and subordination 
thereunto." In behalf, therefore, of the Com- 
mittee, sundry propositions were submitted, for 
which, as they were from "true men and noe 
spies," a careful consideration was solicited with 
a view to a return of a definite answer to each.* 

As these propositions exhibit in a clear light 
the principles upon which the fathers of our city 
based their hopes of success in their untried en- 
terprise, let us give the substance of them our 
attention : 

I. They proposed that, the church or churches 
they might establish, should be recognized as 
such by some public act on record, and be per- 
mitted to enjoy all the powers, privileges and 

• N. Y. Col. MSS. IX, p. 895. 



16 'THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

liberties, " in the congregational way," that they 
had enjoyed in_]N'ew England. 

II. They desired the authority to convene 
Synods for the regulation of matters of common 
concernment, and that the Governor and court, 
at 'New Amsterdam, should protect the churches 
and synods thus formed, from all oj^posed to, or 
injurious to them. 

III. They desired authority to regulate their 
civil affairs within themselves, to be allowed to 
choose their own magistrates, to establish courts, 
and to make such laws as they should find most 
advantageous and suitable to their condition. 
All planters and others while within their pre- 
cincts to be required to acquiesce in and obey 
the laws thus enacted, without appeal to any other 
authority or jurisdiction. These privileges they 
had enjoyed in Connecticut under their grant 
from Charles I, and it was the more necessary 
that they should be continued under the domina- 
tion of the Dutch, with whose language and laws 
they were unacquainted. 

IV. They stipulated that the lands they might 
select should be freed from all claims of the 
Aborigines by full and absolute purchase. 

V. They wished to have the sole power of dis- 
posing of theifc'la^nds, and of receiving or rejecting 
all inhabitants, that none might bo put upon 
them by the authoriti^^s ; and, in all respects as 
to payment of dues and customs and privileges 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 17 

of trade, tlicy wished to be placed n]Kni a par 
with the Diitch.=-= 

These propositions were faAorably received by 
the Director General and his Council, and <»n the 
28tli of JNToveniber, ;x formal answer to them, in 
part, was ag-reed to. Treat and his associates 
were informed that, so far as related to the re- 
ligious privileges and liberties asked for, no ob- 
jections were entertained " because," it was said, 
"there is no difference in the fundamental ])oints 
" of the worship of God betwixt these [the 
" churclies of the 'New Ketherland] and the 
"churches of JN'ew England, but only in the 
"ruling of the same;" and "because in our 
" native country, and also here, was never prac- 
"tised restraint of consciences." Nor were any 
impediments that we would tliink of very serious 
magnitude, thrown in the way of a concession of 
the other rights for Avhich they had stipulated. 
The only modifications suggested were : the req- 
uisition of an oath (^f fidelity to the govei'ument 
from all the inhabitants, the reservation for them 
of the right of appeal to the high court, and the 
prior a2:)proval of ofiicers and magistrates ; double 
nominations to be made from among themselves, 
and the selection left to the Director General and 
his Council.f Yet these restrictions, aifecting as 
they did their free, unbiased choice of officers, 

* N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. IX, p. 899, + N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. IX, p. 909, 
and see Note B. and see Note C. 



18 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK:. 

and the reservation of tlie right of appeal from 
the decisions of their courts, were unpaUitable, 
and for some months the projected emigration to 
the New TsTetherhmd appears to have slumbered. 

The condition of things in the 'New Haven 
colony, however, was growing more and more un- 
satisfactory. The colony of Connecticut through 
the personal influence and active agency of John 
Winthroj:), Jr., its Governor, had obtained in 
April, 1662, a royal charter, the territorial limits 
of which were made to include JN'ew Haven, with- 
out the knowledge and contrary to the wishes of 
the inhabitants. =^' This naturally excited great 
dissatisfaction, but there were also peculiar fea- 
tures in the instrument itself, and anticipated 
e\'ils from a junction with Connecticut, which 
prompted a determined resistance to the loss of 
identity which the recognition of the charter in- 
volved. Connecticut admitted to the privileges 
of freemen all its inhabitants, whether church 
members or not, while New Haven had always 
confined those privileges to those who Avere con- 
tent to enjoy them only "in the Congregation- 
al way." This fact alone tended to render sub- 
mission to the charter impossible on the part of 
many, and there were also theological differences 
which were in the way of union. f 

Again, therefore, were the thoughts and incli- 

* Palfrey II, p. 540; TnimbullJ, t Stearns' Hist. First Church, pp. 
24 'J ; Lambert's N. Haven, 31. 3-5, 



Mu. Whitehead's memohj. 10 

ii.-itions of tlie discontented turned soutliward. 
Rol)ert Treat, this time attended by Pliilip 
Groves and John Gregory, towards the close of 
16G2 or tlio heginninp: of 16(33, approached the 
Dutch authorities, reviving their former propo- 
sitions and soliciting a more favorable response 
than before received, to tliose, of which modifica- 
tions had been suggested. After several confer- 
ences with Stuyvesant and his Council, Gregory, 
who had remained liehind to learn tlie result, 
was made the bearer of their decision under date 
of March 11th, 1(363. They softened in some 
particulars their former requisition, as to the ex- 
tent of the appeals to be allowed from the Town's 
tribunals, but still they insisted upon a retention 
of the right, as well as on their approval of mag- 
istrates " as a token of an acknowledgment to a 
higher authority . " '•' 

It is probable that the neighbors of those con- 
templating emigration did what they could to 
embarrass these negotiations.-}- Certain it is that 
we learn nothing more of them until, under date 
of June 29th, 1663, Treat (who may have had 
some intimation of their reception), enquired l)y 
letter about the instructions which Go^ ernor Stuy- 
vesant might have received from his superiors in 
Holland in relation thereto. These had been com- 
municated by the Director%of the West India Com- 

* N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X, pp. 73, + Treat's Letter, N. Y. Col. MSS. X 
147. See Note D. Part II, p. 231. See Xote E. 



20 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

pany under date of March 26th, 1663, and evince 
an earnest desire that the projected settlement 
might be made, " especially as it might serve as a 
" bulwark against the savages on the Raritan and 
" Minisink." They expressed a wish that the 
punishments for crimes diifering from those com- 
mon to the laws of the Father-land, should only 
be put in force by the settlers against their own 
countrymen ; a point which the Grovernor was di- 
rected not to give up as long as it was tenable, it 
being of " too high importance ;" but, say they, 
" if the object in view is not o1)tainable witliout 
" the sacrifice, then your Honor is authorized to 
" treat with the English on such terms as in 
" your opinion are best adapted to promote the 
" welfare of our State and its subjects."* Stuy- 
vesant found the proposed restriction untenable 
and abandoned it, and in answer to Treat's letter, 
under date of 20tli July, notified him of the re- 
newal of the concessions granted two years pre- 
viously, as to their first two propositions respect- 
ing their religious privileges, and that, as to their 
third requisition, they would be allowed free choice 
of their magistrates, but those chosen should be 
annually presented for confirmation and to renew 
their oaths. Their local laws, " being found 
to concur with the Holy Scriptures, should be 
confirmed," and theiij^ permanent laws should 
be binding upon all persons dAvelling among 

* N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. XV, p. 7. See Note F. 



MR. whitehead's memoik. 21 

llioiii ; that no appeal should be allowed in crimi- 
nal matters where parties were convicted on 
their own confession, "l)ut in dark and dubious 
matters, especially in Witchcraft," sentences of 
death should nc^t be put in execution without the 
approval of the Director General and liis Coun- 
cil ; in civil matters the right of appeal to apply 
only to cases involvinii,' more than one limidred 
pounds. Their other stipulations were un(piali- 
fiedly <»-ranted, excepting that no iidial)itants 
should 1)0 admitted but such as should take the 
oath of fidelity and be acceptable to the Dutch 
authorities/'' It mast l)e noticed that, tlirough- 
out all these negotiations there was no wavering 
from their first enunciated principles on the ])art 
of Treat and his associates. Having determined 
upon what, in their estimation, was essential, 
-having fixed u[)oii a standard of right, there was 
no room for concessions on their part ; and it is 
remarkable that they should have succeeded in 
procuring such favoral)lc responses to their pro- 
posed terms, when it is considered what well 
founded apprehensions were then entertained in 
the New Netherland of the ultimate result of the 
aggressions of their English neighbors. It can 
only be accounted for by supposing that the re- 
publican sentiments of the applicants, and their 
deep-seated aversion to the rule of Charles, were 
known, and allowed to modify the feelings with 



* N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X, part U, pp. 233, 237. Sec Note G. 



22 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

which the coh^nies of New England generally 
were regarded. But notwithstanding all that 
was conceded to them, still did they linger. It 
was a difficult thing to sever ties which a quarter 
of a century had woven, connecting them with 
the rocks and hills and streams and meadows 
with which they w^ere so familiar ; but the at- 
tractions of neither land nor countrymen could 
withstand the influences at work to effect the 
separation. The dissensions between the colonies 
of Connecticut and New Haven had seriously 
affected the previously waning prosperity of the 
latter. Deeply in debt, disaffection with the 
government prevalent, the stated salaries of its 
officers, even, unpaid through inability to collect 
the taxes, a crisis in its affixirs was certainly at 
hand.'-' Still the majority of its people resisted 
the union with Connecticut, until it was announced 
that the New Netherland had been granted by 
Charles II to the Duke of York. That event in- 
dicated in the future an unbroken ascendancy, in 
all the colonies, of the princix)les of government 
against which they had been struggling. Opp(^si- 
tion longer was useless, its continuance impolitic 
and hazardous. The Milford people, led by 
Treat, at last acknowledged the authority of 
Connecticut, and influential individuals in other 
towns also severed their connection with New 
Haven, rendering it, eventually, a comparatively 

* Trumbull I, p. 2G3; Palfrey U, pp. 553, 554. 



MR. whitehead's memoik. 23 

easy task to unite it with Connecticut, which was 
amicably effected on the 1st of May, 1665 f hut 
Branford, inflexible in principle and firm in 
purpose, would have " neither part nor lot" in 
the matter, and rejected, as a community, the 
alliance.-j- 

It was under these A^arying political relations 
and surrounvled by these trying social vicissi- 
tudes, aggravating the ordinary labors and de- 
privations ever incidental to the condition of 
pioneers in a new land, that the future settlers of 
Newark were educated for their work ; their 
training under such circumstances eliciting quali- 
fications which enabled them so successfully to 
combat with the discouragements which they so 
often encountered ; and hence the propriety of 
this reference to their previous experience. 

It does not come within the scope of tliis 
Memoir to discuss the circumstances which led 
to the forcible subversion of the Dutch authority 
in the New Netherland, and the establishment 
of the English under the Letters Patent of 
Charles II to his Ijrother ; but it was an event 
which impressed peculiar and ever enduring 
characteristics upon tlie future of the district of 
country west of the Hudson. The news of the 
transfer reached Connecticut Ijefore Treat and 
his companions had fully resolved to lea\'e, and 



* Lambert p. 32; Tniiiil)iill I, ]>. f Triniil)iill I, p. '277. 
276. 



24 THE SETTLEMENT OP NEWARK. 

the change likely to be wrought by the substi- 
tution of the monarchical system of England 
for the more liberal institutions of Holland, 
seems to have operated to postpone the step to a 
still later period ; the ducal coronet worn by the 
King's grantee and his religious faith, did not 
promise anything specially favorable for the 
spread of republican principles and religious 
liberty, and it was doubtless with no slight dis- 
appointment ihat the plans, thought of and dis- 
cussed for two years and more, were abandoned. 
But soon came rumors that other parties had 
secured the possession of the tract to which their 
attention had been directed ; and shortly after 
the arrangement was perfected which, contrary 
to the will of many united New Haven to Con- 
necticut, special messengers arrived with tlie 
authorized tidings that, beyond the Hudson was 
at last a secure refuge from oppression, an open 
field for the widest cultivation of their cherished 
]>rinci])les, both in theory and practice. 

On the 23d and 24th of June, 1664, only a tew 
months subsequent to his reception of the Let- 
ters Patent from the King, and before the coun- 
try had been conquered by the English ileet sent 
to put him in possession, the Duke of York^ 
transferred what now constitutes New Jersey to 
Lords Berkley and Carteret. The two courtiers 
placed in this important relation to the province 
were doubtless led to look to its acquisitit)n from 



MR. wk:t3heal's memoir. 25 

being already interested in the settlement of 
Carolina, for which they, in conjunction with 
other prominent persons to whom Charles II was 
personally attached, had the year before obtained 
a grant directly from the crow^n, and their inti- 
mate associations with the Duke of York, ren- 
dered its acquisition easy. Sir John Berkley, 
Baron of Stratton, had been the governor of the 
Duke in his youth, and in subsequent years had 
been intimately associated with him, officially and 
otherwise, retaining great influence over him not- 
withstanding mental weakness and doubtful in- 
tegrity. Sir George Carteret had been a firm 
adherent of Charles II, — as Berkley had been 
also — and at the restoration was placed in several 
important positions. He was ever an intimate 
companion of his brother, and both he and Berk- 
ley were connected with the Admiralty Board, at 
the head of which was the Duke. They thus en- 
joyed peculiar facilities for influencing him, which 
they seem to have employed for their pecuniary 
benefit in the manner indicated. 

Philip Carteret, a relative of Sir George, hav- 
ing been appointed Governor, arrived from Eng- 
land in August, 1665, on board the ship Philip. 
On reaching New York he was informed that the 
Duke's Governor, Nicolls, before receiving intel- 
ligence of the transfer of Noav Jersey to Berkley 
and Carteret, had granted to a company from 
Long Island, a tract of land beyond Achter Col, 
3 



26 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

and that they had already entered upon its pos- 
session. Thitherward, therefore, did Carteret 
turn the prow of his vessel, and found four fami- 
lies established at what is now Elizabeth, and 
took up his residence there with them. 

Without delay the Governor despatched the 
messengers to New England who have been 
alluded to, to make known the fact that the fer- 
tile soil and salubrious climate of JSTew Jersey, 
united with civil and religious privileges nowhere 
excelled, invited immigration. It was natural 
that the people of Milford, whose attention had 
been so long directed to the attractions which 
this district of country presented, should be 
led to listen readily to the terms of the " Con- 
cessions" containing the stipulations and guaran- 
tees of the Proprietors, by which they hoped to 
secure the settlement of their province. " Con- 
cessions !" how much there is in the word indica- 
tive of the change which time has wrought in 
the relations of the governed and the governors 
on this our western continent ; then the people 
received and enjoyed what was conceded by 
those in power ; noio those in power exercise such 
authority as may be conferred upon them by the 
people and no more. Yet these " Concessions," 
as well as those which confirmed to the people of 
West Jersey the privileges they enjoyed, were of 
such a character, as has been very justly re- 



ME. whitehead's MEMOIR. 27 

marked of the Charter of Carolina/^' " tliat it 
" imist strike every reflecting mind with sur- 
" prise, to behokl a regular system of civil and 
" religious freedom thus established as the basis 
" of the provincial institutions, by the same 
" statesmen, who, in the parent country had 
" framed the intolerant act of uniformity and 
" were executing its provisions with the most 
"relentless severity." But in IN'ew Jersey, as 
was said by Penn and his colleagues, a founda- 
tion was laid " for after ages to understand their 
" liberty as men and clu'lstlans, that they may not 
" be brought in bondage but by their own con- 
" sent ; for we ^ut tlie ])ower in the i^opley And 
how significant that clause in the early laAA^s of 
West Jerse}^, " that each member of the Assein- 
" bly, be allowed one shilling per day, during 
"the time of the sitting of the Assembly, that 
"thereby he may he known to he the servant of the 
"^<?0/)/^."f It has been suggested that " avarice 
paid its homage to freedom, "f by the adoption of 
such liberal institutions as were most likely to 
promote the settlement of their province. Were 
this the case, or, that a conviction of what were 
the rights of manhood had at last effected an 
entrance into the minds of Charles' courtiers, 
certain it is that popular freedom to an extent 
then little known in the world was guarantied to 



* Grahame's United States. % Bancroft's United States. 

+ Learning and Spiccr, p. 406. 



28 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

the settlers of New Jersey by Berkley and Car- 
teret. 

A Committee consisting of Robert Treat and 
one or two other prominent men of Milford was 
despatched to New Jersey to satisfy the commu- 
nity that the picture presented did not derive its 
charms from the skilful tinting of avarice or 
craft. Unsuccessful attempts had been made, at 
different times, to plant an off-shoot of the 'New 
Haven Colony on the banks of the Delaware,* 
and it seems that the Milford committee first 
turned their steps thither, wdth the view of select- 
ing a site near the present Burlington. f But not 
being pleased with what they saw in West Jer- 
sey, they returned and visited Governor Carteret 
at Elizabethtown, at whose suggestion they de- 
termined upon a location on the Passaic. It is 
saidj that a formal agreement, comprising fifteen 
articles, was entered into, after a full discussion 



* Palfrey's N. Engl'd, I, p. coo ; N. "by Mr. Ogden may give us a 

H. Col. Rec, pp. 57, KOO; Wintbrop "much clearer ligbt iuto the proceed- 

II, pp. 75, 91 ; Hazard's State Papers " ings about Elizabethtown in Car- 

II, pp, 127, 192-195. " teret's time, than what we have, 

t This fact is stated m a MS. " Ex- " and, therefoi-e, very probably, we 

aminatioii of the Claim of the New- " may receive from them materials 

ark people" in my possession, written, "for sundry Amendments to the 

it is presumed, about 1746, by Elisha "Elizabeth Town bill, and for that 

Parker, one of the Proprietors' coun- " reason it should be delayed till 

sel, who in his margin states " this " these materials are well considcr- 

appears from Governor Carteret's " ed." This is thought to refer, in 

Letter and Mem. Book." Janres Al- part, to the book above alluded to. 

exander, in a letter to Elisha Parker, Would that it were now extant. 

in my possession, dated November X Appendix to Bill, p. 81. Exam- 

22d, 1745, says, " I am in great ination of Claim, &c., p. P. 
" hopes that the books discovered 



MR. WHITEHEAD S MEMOIR. 29 

of the provisions of the "Concessions,''' but the 
document is lost. The precise time of this inter- 
view is not known, but circumstances indicate 
that it took place in the Autumn or early Win- 
ter of 1665. 

It would be interesting could we summon 
from the dim past the figures of these men, thus 
in conference upon matters so pregnant Avith re- 
sults in future ages, — to scan their features, — to 
criticise their plans, — and, though last, not least, 
to listen to their desultory talk, when not dis- 
cussing the topics more immediately connected 
with the purposes of the interview ; but we have 
nothing to aid us in the attempt. No record of 
what passed has come down to us, excepting in 
reference to those purposes ; and w^e have no 
knowledge of the personal appearance of either 
of the principal parties ; for, notwithstanding the 
prominence of Treat in the public affairs of Con- 
necticut, no " counterfeit presentment" of his 
form and features now exists, and we are equally 
at fault as regards the lineaments of the first 
Grovernor of New Jersey. 

As to the subjects upon which they conversed, 
we may not be far wrong, if we imagine Treat 
inquiring with lively interest, about the stirring- 
political events which had so engrossed the pub- 
lic mind in England during the immediately 
preceding years, the influence of which had been 
so sensibly felt even amid the rural hamlets of 



30 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

Connecticut ; and also, as to what was known by 
liis host of that dire distemper which was in the 
midst of its desohxting march about the time of 
Carteret's departure from England. We can sup- 
pose him listening with wonder and awe to the 
recital of all which Carteret himself may have seen 
and heard — the portentous comet which was 
thought to have heralded the disease — the dread 
tones of the maniac who made London resound 
with his denunciations of "AYo to the rebellious 
city" — the startling cry of attendants on the 
dead-carts, as they perambulated the deserted 
streets, summoning the pent up inhabitants with 
"Brinu" out vour Dead"! and various other cir- 
cumstances, that made the occurrence of the 
Plague of 1665 an event in the world's history, 
never to be forgotten. 

We may presume that, Avith equal interest did 
the Governor seek information from one who had 
been so actively engaged for several years in sub- 
duing the wilderness, as to the best modes of pro- 
cedure, not only to master the obstacles which 
nature presented, but to overcome the greater 
impediments which the unruly wills of men were 
likely to interpose. For the first time too, was 
Carteret brouo'ht into contact with the aborigines, 
■ and how naturally must he have looked to Treat's 
personal experience for useful lessons to guide 
him in his intercourse w^ith them. 

Had there been a Mrs. Carteret present, we 



ME. whitehead's MEMOIR. 31 

might readily conjecture certain topics that iin- 
douhtedly woiikl have been introduced by her, if 
then, as now, househokl affairs intruded them- 
selves, sometimes, upon the attention of both 
entertainers and entertained, in the most exclu- 
sive circles ; for, what could liaA'e engaged her 
anxious thoughts more, on being transferred 
from populous London, the metropolis of the 
world, to the embryo settlement of four families 
at Elizabethtown in the wilds of America, than 
the problem "how should she, a Governor's wife, 
manage his establishment under such circum- 
stances" — a problem for the solution of which 
she would naturally appeal to the experience of 
Treat. A\"e might imagine too that her presence 
would naturally lead the conversation to the wife 
and children of her guest, and that, excited by 
the recollections of his home. Treat may have told 
the incident in his courtship, which tradition has 
preserved, that, when in the freedom of social 
intercourse and the hilarity of youth he had once 
held his future wife upon his knee, he was in- 
duced to take the decided step of proposing for 
her hand by being expostulated with in the sug- 
gestive language " Robert, be still that, I had 
rather be Treated than trotted.'"'' But a Mrs. 
Carteret was not present, for the Governor was a 
bachelor and continued so for fifteen years there- 
after ; dying in less than two years after securing 

* Lambert's N. Haven, p. 137. 



32 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

the hand of a blooming widow on Long Ishmd.-'' 
Treat, however, was twice married, which may 
account for his adopting for his seal, the signifi- 
cant device of a heart transfixed by two arrows. 
But, returning from this digression, let us resume 
the narrative. 

As the Concessions required all land to be 
taken up under a warrant from the Governor, 
and, as we have seen. Treat and his companions 
were equally decided in requiring an extinguish- 
ment of the Indian title prior to settlement, 
these mutual requirements were considered satis- 
factorily met, by Carteret's furnishing Treat with 
a letter to the Sachem having control of the 
desired tract, requesting him to give the immi- 
grants possession and promising to pay therefor; 
there having been some prior negotiations for tlie 
land.f Charged with this document Treat and 
his friends returned to Connecticut to make 
arrangements for the removal, and early in the 
Spring of 1666 the first emigrants from Milford 
embarked for New Jersey. Tradition gives us 
reason to suppose that about thirty persons, male 
and female, composed this party, and the vessels 
bearing them to their newly selected home were 
those whose arrival in the Passaic has been ad- 
verted to. 



^ Elizabeth Smith, daughter of of Tew's Neck. East Jersey, under 
Richard Smith, of Smithtown, Long the Proprietors, p. 85. 
Ishind, widow of William Lawrence f Examination of Claim, &c., p. 9. 



MR. AVHITEHEAD's MEMOIR. 33 

It appears that the omist^iuu on the part of 
Treat, to deliver promptly the letter to the In- 
dians with which he was furnished by Carteret 
and to complete the arrangements for the occu- 
pancy of the desired tract, Avas the cause of 
unexpected embarrassment and delay. On at- 
tempting to land their goods at some point on 
the river, they were warned off by Indians on the 
ground who claimed to be the owners, and in- 
formed them that they had not yet parted with 
their right thereto.* The goods were therefore 
re-ladened, and a report of the circumstances 
made to the Governor. ^ 

These unexpected difficulties, the result proba- 
bly of misunderstanding merely, were removed 
at this interview. Samuel Edsal, a resident on 
Bergen-neck, to whom the neighboring chiefs 
had become known through several negotiations 
with them that he had conducted, both on his 
ow^n account and as inter2:>reter for others — was 
authorized by Carteret to effect the purchase.f 
Accompa;iied by Treat, and some others of the 
new comers, he proceeded up the Hackensack to 
confer with those who claimed to be the proprie- 
tors of the land w^est of the Passaic ; — but let us 
hear what Treat himself states: — "One Perro 
"laid claim to the said Passaic Lands, which is 
"now called Newark, and the result of our 
"treaty was, that we obtained of a body of said 

* Bill in Chancery, app. 118. + Bill in Chancery, app. 117. 

4 



34 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

"Indians to give us a meeting at Passaic ; and 
" soon after they came, all tlie proprietors, viz., 
'■^ Perro, and his kindred, with the Sagamores 
"that were able to travel; Oraton being very 
"old, but approved of Perro's acting; and then 
" we acted by the advice, order and approbation 
"of the said Grovernor (who was troubled for our 
"sakes) and also of our interpreters, the said 
"Grovernor approving of them [one John Cap- 
"teen, a Dutchman, and Samuel Edsal] and was 
"willing and approved that we should purchase 
"a Tract of Land for a township."* 

A bill of sale was made out, arrangements 
perfected for taking possession, and soon the 
little party, relieved from their close quarters on 
board the vessels, were established on the site of 
the contemplated town. 

While these preliminary measures were being 
consummated, an opportunity w^as afforded for 
the preparation and execution of written stipu- 
lations with certain agents from Guilford and 
Branford, — who had either been fellow passen- 
gers with the Milford people or had arrived 
subsequently, — that settlers from those places 
should be permitted to join in forming one common 
township, provided definite intimations to that 
effect should be received prior to the ensuing first 
of IN'ovember. The meeting at which this agree- 
ment was made, was held, probably, on board of 

* Bill in Chancery, p. 118. 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 35 

one of the A^essels lying " near to Elizabetlitown," 
on the 21st May, and was verified by the signa- 
tures of Robert Treat for the Milford people, 
and Samuel Swain for those of Guilford and 
Branford on the 24th of the same month ; it 
being, they say, their " desire to be of one heart 
'^md consent, through God's blessing, with one 
''hand they may endeavor the carrying on <»f 
"spiritual concernments, as also civil and town 
"affairs, according to God and a Godly 

" GOVERNMENT. "=•'• 

\^e are carried back by this agreement to that 
other, which forty-four years before was perfect- 
ed in the cabin of the ^layflower off the coast of 
Massachusetts, by the pilgrim fathers, who "for 
"the glory of God, and advancement of the 
"Christian faith" in the presence of God and 
one another solemnly and mutually covenanted 
and combined into a civil body politic for the 
better ordering and preservation and furtherance 
of the ends they had in view. Although we are 
not permitted to chronicle the name of the vessel, 
on board of which the Newark settlers thus in- 
timated the principles that were to guide them in 
their undertaking, yet the instrument itself will 
ever perpetuate the fact of their adherence to 
the same fundamental truths, on which the Ply- 
mouth Colonists had based their hopes of pros- 
perity and happiness. 

* Town Records, p. 1. 



36 THE SETTLEMENT OF XEWAEK. 

On attempting to picture to ourselves the 
forms, animate and inanimate, and the various 
conditions of active existence which made the 
workl as it was in ages gone, our conceptions 
must come so far short of the realities we 
would reproduce that, we can only regard them 
as simply symbolical, as mere shadowy portrai- 
tures in which outline and body are dimly dis- 
tinguishable and which scarcely serve to present 
the main characteristics of what we would evolve 
from the obscurity of the past. Such must be 
our experience on summoning before the imagin- 
ation, the woods and w^aters, hills and dales 
fields and meadows which made the landscapes 
here two hundred years ago ; — while striving, 
amid the tumultuous noises and busy scenes 
around us, to realize the quietude and repose of 
primeval nature as it then reigned, disturbed 
only by the casual notes of a flitting bird, the 
hum of insects, or perchance the stealthy step of 
the savage, or the rippling of the Passaic as the 
placid stream was disturbed by his bark canoe. 

The contour of the western hills, the river in 
its general aspects, and the stars which are 
nightly reflected in its surface, constitute all, 
probably, upon which our eyes rest, that wore 
the same ajopearance to the strangers who then 
were drawn hither by the natural advantages 
of the country. As they sailed up the bay, the 
broad meadows which then, as now, skirted the 



MR. whitehead's memoik. 37 

southern margin of the stream must ha\'e been 
among the chief attractions, from their simi- 
hirity, to the eye, to the rich alluvial bottom 
lands of the Connecticut, promising abundant 
supplies of forage without tillage ; while the 
higher land in the distance, not so wooded as 
to interfere materially with its immediate cul- 
tivation, l)ut sufficiently so for shade and orna- 
ment, presented such rural charms as marked 
it out for the site of the settlement. On the 
north a pine forest covered the peninsula be- 
tween the Hackensack and the Passaic, while 
farther west the hills which formed the horizon, 
gave assurance of other contributions to meet 
the present and perspective requirements of the 
settlers. 

It must be within the memory of many in 
this audience, as well as my own, when along 
the river front there was an almost continuous 
bluff, such as may still be seen in the northern 
limits of the city, in some places rising per- 
haps from thirty to fifty feet above the marsh 
of flags w^hich in most places skirted the w^ater, 
and doubtless the generally elevated position of 
the site w^as one inducement for the location here. 

The area selected for the town plot, had its 
inequalities of surface, and through some parts of 
it meandered brooks, that, having their heads 
in the hills towards the west, intersected the 
plain in different directions. Trees were not in 



38 



THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 



superabundance, and it was found necessary, be- 
fore many years, to adopt measures for the preser- 
vation of such as were conveniently situated in 
the streets for shade or ornament."-' 



* Town Records, Feb' 3^ 6, 1676, p. 
66. An eiToneons impression very 
generally prevails that we are indebt- 
ed to the original settlers, or their im- 
mediate successors for the larger of 
the noble Elms that ornament our 
streets and parks; and the conse- 
quent inference that the Elm is of 
slow growth, in connection with the 
unfounded supposition that it is pe- 
culiarly susceptible to attacks from 
noxious insects, has led to consider- 
able neglect in its cultivation, al- 
though it must be conceded to be one 
of our most beautiful shade trees. 

It is somewhat remarkable that 
nothing is said in the Town Records 
of the first setting out of the trees on 
either of " the Commons ;" although 
the Town Committee in office when 
it was done, deserve, for their good 
taste, judgment and consideration for 
posterity, to have their names inscrib- 
ed high upon the roll of the city's 
benefactors. In the absence there- 
fore of direct testimony, we must 
seek collateral information as to the 
period when these now aged and too 
neglected friends of ours, first cast 
their shade across the pathways of our 
progenitors, and the conclusion arriv- 
ed at must be that, with the excep- 
tion of very few, a half dozen ferhaps, 
at most, within the city limits, our 
larger elms are only from sixty to 
seventy years old ; while tlie far 
greater number fall considerably 
short of that age. 



It must be remembered that only 
one species of the Elm, of the three 
or four indigenous to America, is 
found in this section of the country. 
It is easily distinguishable by its long 
pendulous branches, presenting a 
marked contrast — as the varieties in 
our parks clearly demonstrate — to 
the more rigid upright forms of its 
English and European cousins that 
at different times and in different 
ways have been introduced, and there 
is no evidence that it was at all 
common at tlie period of settlement 
or for many 3'ears thereafter. As 
late as 1794 the intelligent traveller, 
Wansey — who passed through New- 
ark, Elizabethtown, Rahway, &c., on 
his way to Philadelphia, says ex- 
pressly, " I saw no elm trees any- 
" where ; I believe it is not a native of 
" America, at least not that which is 
" so common in England." (^An Ex,- 
curslon to the United States in 1794, 
by Henry Wansey, F. A. S., Id Ed'n, 
p. 87). And a venerable gentleman, 
3'et living, in his ninety-first year, 
writes to me, " I have little remem- 
" brance of Newark before 1707. I 
" made, as I remember, only two 
" visits from New York up to that 
" time, and those ver}' short. I do 
" not recollect seeing any trees on 
"the Commons as the Parks were 
" then called. The old church, where 
" the present Trinity Church stands, 
"had no trees around it that I re- 
" member." 



MR. WHITEHEAD S MEMOIR. 



39 



The Town was laid out, at first, with little 
reference to regularity or symmetry, and the 
courses given to the streets w^ere probably made 
to conform to the character of the surface, the 
more or less freedom from obstructions in certain 
directions modifying their courses, and perhaps an 
Indian path ma}^ have been followed in locating 
what is noAv Broad street ; that, and our present 
Market, Mulberry and Washington streets, con- 
stituting all the princi|)al highways of the early 
settlers. The location of the parks was probably 



There are many elms in various 
parts of the city whoso ages arc well 
known, and whose growth, although 
materially interfered with by the 
pavements preventing the access of 
water to their roots, corresponds with 
that given as the usual growth of the 
species, for the number of years they 
have stood, and confirms the view 
above taken as to the ages of our 
larger trees. 

If our examination is extended to 
other cities, similar results are ob- 
tained. For examples : Previous fo 
1733 there were but few trees in Bos- 
ton Common. In that year there were 
two rows of sixteen trees set out 
{Drake's Boston, pp, 592, 820 ) I do 
not know that the position of tliose 
can be identified, but it is doubtful if 
any of them are among the venerables 
whom the Boston authorities, to their 
honor, so assiduously now watch over 
and protect. 

Lucien W. Sperry, Esq., Mayor of 
New Haven, informs me that prior to 
1785 the streets of that proverbially 
shaded city had in them onhj tivo trees, 



and that the old elms, which now 
so adorn the place, were planted be- 
tween 1785 and 1790, the largest 
now being about four feet diameter. 
This is about the size of our larger 
elms now standing in the ililitary 
Park, only three or four having a 
greater diameter. The largest I have 
seen in the city, anywhere, measures 
a little more than five feet, being 
nearly sixteen feet in circumference. 

It is hoped that this brief reference 
to the subject may lead to a more ex- 
tended cultivation of the Elms — and 
that more care may be taken of those 
we now have. With scarcely an op- 
portunity to profit by the rains which 
the clouds distil for tlieir benefit, 
their trunks throttled by the flag- 
gings of the sidewalks to sucJi a de- 
gree that we see them everywhere 
struggling to get free, with parasitical 
plants abstracting their juices — with 
wounds and injured limbs uncaredfor 
— we cannot wonder if in a few years 
" Ichabod" should be written upon 
our public grounds. 



40 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

determined b}^ peculiarities of surface which ren- 
dered the ground less favorable for " home lots" ; 
what is now the Military Park l)eing low and 
springy. 

It seems that only a small number remained 
at the place during the first summer/^' but it is 
probable that the autumn found the settlers in 
full force, Ijusily engaged in preparing for the 
approaching winter, with all its untried ex- 
periences. Would that we could lift Time's cur- 
tain that obscures from view their doings in those 
first months of our city's history ! 

In accordance with the terms of the agreement 
of May 21st and 24tli, twenty-three heads of 
families, resident at Branford, on the 30th of 
October, 1666, intimated their acquiescence in 
the proposed junction with the Milford people 
by signing the following documentf : 

" October 30," 1666. 

" At a meeting Touching the Intended design 
" of many of the inhabitants of Branford, the fol- 
" lowing was subscribed : 

" 1st. That none shall be admitted fi'eemen 
Deut i : 13. or free Burgesses within our Town 
Exod. 18: 21. upon Passaick River in the Province 
Duet, xvii : 15. of JSTew Jersey, but such Planters as 

* Widow Denison, " for her staying Thomas Ludiiitoii and John CurtiSj 

on the place so long when the Town '' for staying on the place the first 

was first settled," was subsequently summer." Town Records, pp. 43-44. 

granted an acre of land, and grants t Town Records, p. 2. 
were alss made to JIartin Tichenor, 



^3* 




MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 41 

' are nieiubers of some or other of the Con- 
'gregational Churches nor shall any but such 
'be chosen to Magistracy or to Carry on any 
' part of said Cixil Judicature, or as deputies or 
' assistants) to have power to Vote in establish- 
'jerem. 30:21. iug Laws, and making or Repealing 
'them or to any Chief ]Military Trust or Office. 
' Nor shall any But such Church Members have 
' any Vote in any such election : Tho all others 
' admitted to be planters have Right to their 
' proper Inheritance, and do and shall enjoy all 
' other Civil Liberties Privileges, according to 
' all Laws, Orders, Grrants which are, or liere- 
' after shall be made for this Town. 

" 2d. We shall with Care and Diligence pro- 
' vide for the maintenance of the purity of Reli- 
' gion professed in the Congregational Churches. 
' Whereunto subscribed the Inhabitants from 
' Branford. — 

H Jasper Crane, © Samuel Rose, 

^ Abra. Peirson, © Thomas Peirson, 

© Sam'l Swaine, W John Warde, 

4k Laurance Ward, HH John Catling, 
I) '==Thomas Blacthly, ^B Richard Plarrison, 
© Samuel Plum, H© '''Ebenezer Camfield, 

^ Josiah Ward, ^4k John Ward, Senior, 



* The figures affixed to the names to have had home lots, and it is 

correspond with those of the liome thought llie former did not carry out 

lots on the map. Thomas Blac tiily his intention of becoming a settler. 
and Ebenezer Camfield do not] seem 

5 



42 



THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 



S® Aaron Blacthly, 
SH Richard Laurance, 
SS John Johnson, 



his 



m Thomas L. Lyon, 



mark. 



m Ed. Ball, 

21© John Harrison, 

^f John Crane, 

m Thos. Hnntington, 

21© Delivered Crane, 

The texts of Scripture referred to in the mar- 
gin of this document, indicating the Supreme 
authority to which they bowed and wished ever 
to be subordinate, read thus : 

" And their nobles shall be of themselves, and 
their governor shall proceed from the midst of 
them. — Jer. xxx : 21. 

" Thou shalt in any wise set him king over 
thee whom the Lord thy God shall choose ; one 
from among thy brethren shalt thou set king- 
over thee ; thou mayest not set a stranger over 
thee, which is not thy brother." — Deut. xvii : 15. 

" Take ye wise men, and understanding, and 
known among your tribes, and I will make them 
rulers over you." — Deut. i : 13. 

" Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the 



*Tliis reference to these texts was 
simply conforming to views express- 
ed and acted upon during the whole 
history of the New Haven Colony. 
On the 4th of June, 1639, when about 
to lay the foundations of their civil 
and religious polity — " Mr. Davenport 
declared unto them by the Scriptures 
what kind of persons might best be 
trusted with matters of government, 
and by sundry arguments from Scrip- 
ture proved that such as were de- 
scribed, — Ex. xviii : 21j Deut. i: 13, 



with Deut. xvii: 15, I Cor. vi : 1, G 
and 7, ought to be entrusted by them." 
(Fundamental Articles, Latnbert, p. 
48, TrumhulVs Connecticut I, 504.) It 
is somewhat remarkable that the 
places where these texts are to be 
found should be so frequently mis- 
printed; both the above authorities 
give them erroneously, and even the 
Editors of our own printed Town 
Records, failed to correct a freak of 
the types in connection with them. 



MR. whitehead's' MEMOIR. 43 

people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, 
hating covetousness ; and place such over thepi, to 
be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, 
rulers of fifties and rulers of tens." — Exodus 
i: 13. 

It would be well for the city, well for the state, 
^voll for the country, if our practice now con- 
formed, more than it does, to the tenor of these 
texts. 

It would be an agreeable task to portray 
the characters of some of these first comers, 
but time will not permit, and other hands can do 
them greater justice — I would merely remark 
that, Jasper Crane, whose name heads the list of 
the Branford men, occupied among them, a posi- 
tion scarcely less prominent than was that of 
Treat among the people of Milford. As a magis- 
trate and as an officer of the church he enjoyed 
the full confidence and respect of his neighbors, 
and hence the honor accorded to him on this 
occasion, to precede even Abraham Pierson their 
revered spiritual head. 

Of Mr. Pierson's personal characteristics, both 
physical and mental, we have comparatively few 
particulars ; but it cannot be doubted that he 
possessed a strong will, great independence, un- 
swerving perseverance, and more than ordinary 
power in controlling and guiding those attracted 
by his virtues, or to wdioni he was officially related. 
This is manifest from the manner in which he 



44 THE SETT]fEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

identified himself with his people, and his people 
clung to him, following his movements whither- 
soever they tended, so that his congregation 
might have been numbered among the Peripa- 
tetics. His first flock in America was at Lynn 
in Massachusetts, whence he and they removed 
to South Hampton, Long Island, which was set- 
tled under his spiritual administrations ; thence 
he and they removed to Branford, and now we 
see him at the head of the same or nearly the 
same band transferred to JN'ewark. He was a 
Puritan whose character, so far as it is known to 
me, is free from stain, on whom no charge can 
rest, of variation in doctrine or contrariety of life 
from the acknowledged fathers of "the church 
in Christ after the Congregational Way ;" a rigid 
religionist, an honest man, a good citizen of 
simple tastes and consistent life ; l^ut his subse- 
quent career, from his identification with the his- 
tory of the First Presbyterian Church in this 
city — so well narrated in Dr. Stearns' admirable 
volume — is too well luiown t(^ call for further 
comment from me, save an expression of sincere 
regret that the grave of such a pastor and such 
a man, should bo without some fitting testimonial 
of the respect due to his memory, from those who 
are now enjoying the results of his labors and 
self-denial. 

The document thus signed by the people of 
Branford was dispatched to Milford — for by 



MR. WHITEHEADS MEMOIR. 



45 



th;it name, endeared to them by many interest- 
ing associations, was the town designated by those 
first upon the ground — and in the ensuing month, 
the inhabitants "dechired their consent and readi- 
ness" to conform to its requirements. 8nbse- 
quently, at a meeting on the 24th June, 1G(37, 
shortly after the arrival of the Branford families, 
the Milford men also subscribed the document ; 
their names were as follows :"* 

1 Robert Treat, 17 fl^^^niel Tiehenor, 

2 Obadiah Bruen, 18 John Bauldwin, Sen., 

3 Matthew Camfleld, 19 John Bauldwin, Jr., 



4 Samuel Kitchell, 

5 Jeremiah Pecke, 



20 Jona. Tompkins, 

21 Geo. Day, 



6 Michael Tompkins, 22 Thomas Johnson, 

7 Stephen Freeman, 23 John C'urtis, 



8 Henry Lyon, 

9 John Browne, 

10 John Rogers, 

11 Stephen Davis, 

12 Edward Rigs, 

13 Robert Kitchell, 

his 

14 J. B. Brooks, 

mark. 

his 

15 Robert v. Lymens, 

mark, 
his 

16 Frances r. Linle, 

mark. 



24 Ephraim Burwell, 

his 

25 Robert r. Denison, 

mark. 

26 Nathaniel Wheeler, 

27 Zechariah Burwell, 

28 William Campe, 

29 Joseph Walters, 

30 Robert Dalglish, 

31 Ilauns Albers, 

32 JThom. Morris, 

33 Hugh Roberts, 

34 Eph'm Pennington, 



* Town Records, p. 3. The figures 
liere, as on page 41, represent the 
numbers of their respective home lots. 

+ See Note, page 46; 

X Thorn. Morris is presumed to have 



been John Morris — as the name no- 
where else appears. The error was 
probably made when tiie old Town 
Book was transcribed. 



46 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

35 Martin Ticlienor, 39 Samuel Lyon, 

36 John Browne, Jr., 40 Joseph Riggs, 

37 Jona. Seargeant, 41 Stephen Bond. 

38 =^=Azariah Crane, 

Althouo'h not as numerous as the settlers from 
Miltbrd and New Haven, yet the more perfect 
organization of the Branford people, as a church, 
appears to have given them sufficient ascendancy 
in the new settlement, although the latest comers, 
for it to receive from them, or their pastor indi- 
vidually, the name of Nev^ark ; Mr. Pierson's 
early associations with Newark in England, 
when preparing for the ministry, prompting its 
conferment. 

The people from JNIilford and New Haven, had 
located themselves temporarily before the arrival 
of their friends from Branford, for the most part 
on what are now known as Broad, Mulberry, 
Washington and Market streets, their lots with 
a few exceptions lying south of Market street ; 
and the Branford people established themselves 
on tlieir arrival north of that street, on Broad and 
Washington streets. By a subsequent resolution 
of the town all were allowed to select their home 
lots in the respective districts thus temporarily 
occupied, but the " neighbors from Milford and 
New Haven" — thus testifying to his personal 



* Daniel Tichenor and Azariah Crane did not become lot owners im- 
mediately. 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 47 

worth and their deep sense of obligation to him 
— "freely ga\'e Avay that Captain Robert Treat 
should choose his lots " and be allowed eight acres 
for his home lot, two acres more than were 
allowed to others, niid he selected what is now 
the south-east corner of Broad and Market 
streets, taking in the whole distance between 
Broad and ^Mulberry streets, and extending south 
to beyond the site of the First Presbyterian 
Church. "^^ 

The earnest desire felt to render themselves 
secure in their possessions, led to an immediate 
settlement of their bounds. The arrangement 
entered into with the Indians through the agency 
of Samuel Edsal, Avhich preceded the settlement, 
was perfected by the execution of a more formal 
instrument at a conference with them held "at 
the head of the Co^'e of Bound Brook on the lltli 
July, 1667,t by which they obtained the Indian 
title to all the lands between the Bay on the east, 
the foot of Watchung Mountain on the Avest, a 
branch of Passaic named " Yauntakah" on the 
north,f and Elizabethtown bounds on the soutli. 
The consideration for this extended tract, within 
tlie limits of Avhich are now situated Belleville, 
Bloomfield, Orange, Caldwell, and a number of 



* Town Records, p. 5. X The " third river" above the 

1 E. J. Records ; Liber I, fol. 69 ; town ; "Mill'Brook" being the "first" 

Town Records, p. 27G ; Jonathan and the stream at Belleville the 

Tichenor's affidavit. Bill in Chan- " second river." 

eery, app. 113. 



48 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

other towns and villages, consisted of "fifty 
"double-hands of powder, one hundred barrs of 
" lead, twenty axes, twenty coats, ten guns, 
"twenty pistols, ten kettles, ten swords, four 
"blankets, four barrels of beer, two pair of 
" breetches, fifty knives, twenty hoes, eight hun- 
" dred and fifty fathoms of wampum, two ankers 
" of Liquors [about thirty-two gallons] or some- 
" thing equivalent, and three troopers coats." 

Eleven years later, on the 13th of March, 
1678, the western limits of the tract w^re extend- 
ed to the top of the mountain by a deed from two 
other Indians, the consideration for the extension 
being "two guns, three coats and thirteen cans of 
rum."* The boundary line of the town on the 
south, sej^arating it from Elizabethtown, as 
agreed upon on the 20th of May, 1668, ran from 
" the top of a little round hill named divident 
"hill; and from thence to run upon a North- 
"west Line into the country" until it reached the 
Watchung mountain .f 

I cannot refrain from quoting here the narra- 
tive of one of the spectators of the scene when 
the little congress of worthies from the two towns 
met to establish this boundary. It is contained 
in one of the documents connected with the legal 
difiiculties between the Elizabethtown people 
and the Proprietors in after years ; — an affidavit 



* E. J. Records; Lib. I, fol. 107; t Town Records, p. 10. 
Town Records, p. 280 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 49 

of an old man, taken in 1743 — ho states "that 
"he heard Governor Treat tell after what manner 
"the lino was settled between the two towns; 
"and that it was done in so loving and solemn 
"a manner, that he thonght it ought never to be 
"removed; for he (the Governor) himself being 
"among them at that Time prayed with them on 
"Dividend Hill (so called) that there might l)e a 
"goodagreement between them ; '•' '''• ''■ '•' and the 
"Governor said that, after the agreement, Mr. 
"John Ogden (being one of the first purchasers) 
"prayed among the people, and returned thanks 
"ft)r their loving agreement, and the Governor 
"also said that, if the Newark people differed 
"with the Elizabethtown peo])lc concerning that 
" line, that he believed that they would never 
"prosper."* 

It is gratifying to knoAv that not until the 
to^ynshi}) of Clinton was formed in 1834, did 
this "hill sanctified by prayer" cease to ho one 
of the land marks dividing Elizabethtown from 
JS'ewark.-l- 



* Answer to Bill, p, 47; EastJer- Jersey under the Proprietory Govern- 

sey under the Proprietors, p. 4G ; ments," in which the circumstances 
Town Records p. 10. • were narrated : 

t The following lines by Mrs. E. 0. 

Kinney, were quoted from when the 

••r • 1 mi ■ " I'aiise liei'e (), Afiiso ! that Fancy's eve 

Memoir was read. They are now ui- ,, , ,,.•.-, ,.„ 

May trace tliotootpniits still 

sorted at length, as most appropriate- of men that, centuries gone by, 

ly preserving the poetical features of With prayer oidainotl this hill ; 

the event alluded to in the text. They ^^ ""■•* <■''« ""'^'y ^'"1 °^ years, 

. ,„,„ Such visions liere arise 

were written at my suggestion in 1S4G. ^, ,,,„^„ ^„^ g,„..j„„^ p^^^ „p„^^,.^ 

shortly after the publication of " Easit lielorc enchanted ej-es. 

6 



DIVIDEND HILL." 



50 



THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 



Thus have I performed the duty assigned to 
me on this occasion and endeavored, briefly and 
very imperfectly, to show Why, When, and 
How, the settlement of Newark Avas effected ; 
and I leave the further elucidation of the various 
topics of which the event is so suggestive, with 
the gentlemen who are to succeed me. 

In conclusion, allow me to add that we are too 
apt to regard the present aspect of things around 
us as due entirely to the energy and enterprise 
and industry of the present, or immediately pre- 
ceding generation. So far as relates to the ma- 
terial prosperity resulting from the marvellous 
progress of the mechanic arts through the instru- 
mentality of improved machinery, and the dis- 
coveries of science, much undoubtedly is to be at- 
tributed to the activity which has prevailed in the 
fields of both intellectual and physical investiga- 
tion during the present century ; but we should 
look beyond the range of our own time for many 
of the elements which have ensured success. The 



" I see, from midst the faitliful few 

Whose deeds yet live sublime— 
Whose guileless spirits, brave as true, 

Are models ' for all time', 
A group upon this height convened— 

In solemn prayer they stand- 
Men, on whose sturdy wisdom leaned 

The settlers of our land. 

"In mutual love the line they trace 

That will their homes divide. 
And ever mark the chosen place 

That prayer hath sanctified ; 
And here it stands— a temple old, 

Which crumbling-Time still braves ; 
Tliough ages have their cycles rolled 

Above those patriot's graves. 



" As Christ transfigured on the heiglit 

The three beheld with awe, 
And near his radiant form, in wliite, 

The ancient prophetssaw; 
So, on this summit I behold 

With beatific sight. 
Once more our praying sires of old, 

As spirits clothed in light. 

" A lialo crowns the sacred hill. 

And thence glad voices raise 
A song that doth tlie concave fill— 

Their prayers are turned to praise ! 
Art may not for these saints of old 

The marble urn invent ; 
Yet here the Future shall behold 

Their Heaven-built monument." 



MR. whitehead's MEMOIR. 51 

men, whose enterprise and skill set in motion tlie 
wheels which with accumulating velocity ha^'e 
rolled hither this abundant prosperity, this firm 
substratum of religion and morality, were not of 
this era exclusively, but will be found deriving 
their characteristics from those, who constituted 
the human freight of the little barks that anchor- 
ed in the Passaic two hundred years ago. The 
tottering attempts at locomotion in the child, his 
cautious movements, his discouragements in the 
face of difficulties, may not be traceable in the 
vigorous movements, the bold and successful 
achievements of the man, but nevertheless, the 
latter are the legitimate results of the feeble 
efforts that preceded them. 

If we i^roperly estimate the advantages wliicli 
this inheritance of ours confers upon us, we will 
cherish a grateful remembrance of the fathers 
whose self-denial, persevering industry, active 
energies and moral worth were the seminal 
principles from which they were evolved ; and it 
is due to them, ourselves and our posterity, to 
see that in no respect the inheritance is impaired 
while we are in occupancy ; and especially that 
its moral characteristics should not suffer through 
our indifference or neglect. 

The Community at first, as we have seen, 
was an exclusive one. Habitancy was made de- 
pendent upon a full assent and subscription to 
their fundamental agreements ; among the most 



52 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

j)rominent of which wc find an obligation to bear 
a due proj)ortion of the expense of maintaining 
a Christian Ministry, and conformity to the estab- 
lished faith and worship. The language in which 
the last requisition was clothed is worthy of notice : 

" Item, it is agreed upon, that in case any shall 
"come into us or arise up amongst us that shall 
"willingly or wilfully disturb us in our Peace and 
" Settlements, and especially that would subA^ert 
" us from the true Religion and worship of God, 
"and cannot or will not keep their opinions to 
"themselves or be reclaimed after due Time and 
"means of Conviction and reclaiming hath been 
"used; it is unanimously agreed upon and Con- 
" sented unto as a fundamental Agreement and 
"Order, that all [such] Persons so ill disposed 
"and affected shall after Notice given them, from 
"the Town quietly depart the Place seasonably, 
"the Town allowing them valuable Considera- 
"tions for their Lands or Houses as Indifferent 
''Men shall price them, or else leave them to 
"make the best of them to any Man the Town 
"shall approve of."=^= 

We now see how utopian was this scheme, how 
altogether at variance with the natural tendencies 
of the race, yet we must admit that there was 
nothing unjust or unreasonable in these terms 
thus specifically set forth prior to settlement. 
Having voluntarily entered the community Avitli 

* Town Eecords, p. 14. 



MK. whitehead's memoik. 53 

a full kiiuwledgc of its eonstitutiuii, why jslioukl 
any member of it construe the liberty accorded 
to him so broadly, as to warrant the toleration of 
licentiousness, moral or political ? ^lany are the 
communities at the present day, undoul)tedly suf- 
fering from the cause which the fathers of our 
city, thus earl}^, endeavored to guard against. 
The liberty and toleration which the spirit of the 
age now advocates, too frequently lead to the 
virtual enacting of the scene described in .Esop's 
liction of the Farmer and the Frozen Adder, the 
nurture, protection, and numerous advantages 
extended to those seeking an asylum from mis- 
fortune and oppression, being repaid by injurious 
influences and a prejudicial exercise of the pl•i^ i- 
leges conferred. 

It was emphatically a Christian communitv 
that was established here; l)y no means fault- 
less, but one, that recognized tlio trutli tliat 
"it IS the river from which men drink and 
live, not such as they bend over to see them- 
selves reflected in before they die, tliat flows 
untainted and perennial,"'-' — a Community in 
which religion was no abstraction, but a living, 
active, vivifying principle : — as a Christian com- 
munity have the successors of the iirst settlers 
prospered, and as a Christian community should 
we be zealous in sustaining the characteristics of 
so high a profession. Tliat there are elements at 

* Eliot's Roman Liberty. 



54 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

work here, as everywhere, calculated to subvert 
the aims and measures Avliich that duty calls 
upon us to advocate and advance, every observer 
of the times must be aware ; but there is no 
reason for apprehension or discouragement if we 
can bring- ourselves boldly to imitate, — in such a 
measure and in such a Avay as are consonant with 
the times in which we live, — the resolute determ- 
ination of the fathers, as Christian men to eschew 
both princijoles and associations at variance with 
such a title, and to disregard those political con- 
siderations which too often lead, as in days of 
yore, to the bartering away of essential and per- 
manent good for a miserable " mess of pottage" 
in the shape of evanescent popularity. " Quit 
yourselves like men, be strong" — should be the 
inspiriting cry among those who are in the tight, 
summoning every Avell wisher of this goodly heri- 
tage of ours to its defence, no matter what may 
be his sphere of action. As when in the days of 
old, the sounds of the drum that young Johnson 
caused to re-echo in the streets of JN^ewark, called 
each inlial)itant to the church or to the council 
board indifferently,'" there should now be but one 
bugle-call, one common watch-word, and our ban- 
ners should bear but one motto, all indicati\ e of 
the one common cause ; the upholding Avith entire 
unanimity the cardinal truth that, the affairs of 

* See Town Records, pp. 11, 34, 35, 38, 39, 75, 78, for the varied uses of 
the drum. 



Mli. WIIITEIIEAU S MEMOIR. bo 

the eliurch and the affairs of the town — tlie ha])- 
|)incss of the people — the diffusion of education 
— the prosperity of trade — nianufaetures — com- 
uieree — all, are alike depeiidfiit toi- tlieir " crown 
of rejoicing" upon those princij^les " according 
to God and a (Jodly government," Avhich are as 
applicahh' and etheacious in our day and genera- 
tion, in this "our Town u])on Passaick River," as 
thev were in sixteen IiuikIi'imI and sixty-six. 






II 



A LYRICAL POEM 



TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 



OP THE 



SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK, 



BY 



THOMAS WARD, M.D. 



POEM. 






^pt'dl to €ctrln Coiuniilt^. 

A fellow-pilgrim prone to roam, 

Thrilling witli dreams of early joy 
Now bends him to his native home — 
Forgive the feelings that o'ercome ! 

Forgive the memories of the boy ! 

Whither are flown the glowing skies 
Whose very clouds would roses bear ? 

The fresh, sweet air of morning-rise ? 

The sports, the tasks, the simple joys? 
And where the friends that shared ? — ah where ? 

The old are gone, the new are strange, 

Schoolmates are withering to their fall, 
Or spread, the busy world to range — 
All, suffering .from the rust of change : 
Himself perchance most changed of all. 

Why squander tears o'er nations dead. 

Or mouldering towers, or glories lost. 
When hearts by nearer wounds are bled ? 



60 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Our years, f>^fv' joys, our hopes are fled — 
That is the thorn that rankles most. 

We sigh o'er stranded hulk of Eome, 
O'er mammoth ribs of Gothic sway, 

O'er shrines beheaded of their dome ; 

But the sharp thought that reaches liome 
Is that our strength has found decay. 

O, hard to feel our flagging powers, 

Their wonted arms in sorrow wield ! — 
So pliant once in boastful hours : 
0, hard to press with trust the flowers 
That no more flattering incense yield ! 

We burst like roses njDon life 

In the full flush of odorous bloom, 
With all free bounties brimming rife. 
To waste our leaves in worldly strife 
Down to the thorns, the roses' doom. 

Yet why the common lot revile 

Nor heed the lesson it would teach ? 
For man in ruins still may smile — 
The graces of the crumbling pile 
Are yet within his feeble reach. 

For Cheerfulness with wreathing green, 

And Patience with her mellowing tone, 
May soften tenderly a scene 



DR. ward's poem. 61 

Of dignilied decline, serene, 
More touching than the mouldering stone. 

So, comrades, lose not heart with power ! 

But wrapped in fortitude sublime, 
Whose symbol is the ivied tower 
Worn, but unrent by storms that lower, 

Stand honored by the rising time ! 

Sing of the days of long-ago ! 
The frugal days of simple show : 
When men of old, of iron mould, 
On acres fairly bought and sold, 

The seed of our fair town did sow. 
Alas ! the age is rushing fast, 
And recks but little of the past, 
And scarce a casual glance will cast 

On sires so deep below ; 
Whose lofty deeds are mountains vast 

From whence our fountains flow. 
The greed of gain, the chase of power 
Absorb the uses of the hour. 
And in the hurry of their kind 
When all look forward — few behind — 
Who has time 
For rolls sublime 



62 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

That lioard tlie tale of energy 
Of a deep-buried ancestry ? 

But we have better thoughts my friends ! 
And quit the strife for worldly ends, 
Chastened by hallowed memories : 
Bending meek our reverent course 
Back to our primal source, 
There gratefully to lay 
What offering of our praise we may 
Upon their tombs who oped the way 
For the march of the mighty host 
Of the modern time and boast. 
Such homage be it ours to pay ! — 
At least for one bright day. 

All in the merry montli of May 
From the rude New England shore 
Sailed an hilndred souls or more 
For a new home, leagues away, 
Where Passaic, from the west, 
Wooed with kissing hand her guest ; 
Yoyage worse for perils grave 
Than were now the Atlantic wave — 
By the broad Sound-billows tossed. 
By the Hell-gate breakers crossed, 
'Twixt the isles that gem the tide. 



DR. ward's poem. 63 

O'er the noljlc haven wide — 
Then so void and now so full — 
Through the rushing Kill-van-KuU, 
U}) the shining, shallow hay, 
Fused of rivers run-away, 
Drawn by goodly prospects wide, 
Dainty lures of sweet spring-tide, 
'Till Passaic with spread arms — 
Rosy-red with virgin charms, 
Garnislied like an Indian bride. 
Wild as the wild-flowers at her side, 
Coy, yet flattered by his gaze, 
All-a-tremble, all amaze — 
Waves the gallant conqueror on, 
Half reluctant to be won. 

All in a marvel of delight 
At the joys of sound and sight 
On he moves enchanted quite : 
Welcomed by the nodding rushes, 
By the hailing wreus, and thrushes. 
By the meadows' flowery })lain 
Glad no more to bloom in vain. 
By the birch and hemlock s])ray 
Tossing incense o'er the way, 
By the grove tliat inly glows 
With the light of dogwood blows, 
Where magnolia lurks in shade 
By her spicy breath betrayed : 



64 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

While wood -robin — spokesman he 
Of the greenwood company — 
Piping clear his pastoral cheer, 
Soft as grace to lover's ear, 
Bids the wanderer, newly come. 
Welcome to his chosen home. 

The time would fail me here to dwell 
Upon the landing on the shore, 
The Indian troubles, quickly o'er 
Where Justice rules — suffice to tell 
The title to the land we hold 
Was fairly bought with honest gold ; 
Not wrung by force, nor stole by sleight. 
As wont the red-man's primal right. 

Cljdr Siinjjk Mm. 

Gay Charles was king at our foundation. 
When luxury cursed the mother isle ; 

And the dull business of the nation 

Was doom^ed to wait on jDleasure's smile. 

How different — had he turned to see — 

The life of his poor colony ! 

Where simple laws gave simple rule. 

And boys were sent to pious school — 
goodly days by-gone ! 

When came preferment through the church. 

When pedagogues had faith in bircli 



DR. ward's poem. 65 

That roundly was laid on : 
When early men would delve and sow, 
And women — bless them! — cook and spin, 
And tidy keep the house within, 
The weary good man's smile to win — 

Two hundred years ajxo ! 

I dare not seek if then, as now. 

Some venial errors there might grow — 

Some frailties to our own akin : 
If boys ran truant then from school. 
Or if the helpmeet loved to rule : 
Or if the gossips, thawed by tea, 
Would e'er run over wastefully 
With tales of neighbor's husbandry : 
If patriots — that undying race — 
Would stump the town for pelf, or place ; 
If preachers from their flock would flee 
At chink of weightier salary, 
Or give an old discourse once more 
Before the audience cried encore : 
Or if on drowsy afternoon 
Soothed by the nasal hymnal tune 
Hearers would doze — heinous crime ! — 
In tones more startling than sublime 
Breaking the hush of sermon-time 

Two hundred years ago ! 



66 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

If lads would glance with hardy guile 
To win of maids the answering smile ; 
And brave for that too-tempting crown 
The awful blight of Elders' frown : 
Be 't as it may, one fact is clear ; 
They somehow found, at that far day, 
Through all impediments, a way 
To hint the wish to lovers dear : 
For they are gone, and we are here. 

C|rir €Mi §uh, 

Whate'er the lapses of the dead, 

Their goodly works are broadly spread : 

Thanks to the builders wise whose aid 

Oar deep, and wide foundations laid ! 

Narrow in means yet open in heart 

Their liberal soil was set apart 

For ample commons, spacious ways. 

The boast, the comfort of our days, 

All sentinelled with elms of proof. 

Wisely devised for our behoof 

To ward the darts of summer rays : 

As if with far prophetic gaze 

They pierced the future's solemn haze, 

And saw the harvest of their prime 

Even at planting time. 
Bless them for seed they came to sow ! 
For virtues which they taught to grow ! 



DE. ward's rOEM. G7 

For modest thrift that hateth show ! — 
And for their wholesome laws, that made 
Our after-glory bud and blow ! 
Bless them for sunshine and for shade ! 
And all the liberal plans they laid 
Two hundred years ago ! 

^m f Ia,« at ffst. 

Peace to their ashes ! there they lie — 
How solemn their tranquillity ! 
Their labor done, their wages paid, 
Asleep with dreams that never fade : 
Their souls we trust are with the just, 
The rest, to very bones, is dust. 
Peace to their ashes ! we cry peace — 
O mockery ! — when there is no peace. 
For highways mar their place of rest : 
Their sacred dust, this day so praised. 
By traffic's wheels ignobly raised 

Flies in our perjured face : 
While schoolboys trample on their breast. 
And maids their washing ply with jeers 
And songs Milesian — harsh to ears 
Grown dainty with the hymning spheres. 
let them slumber quietly ! 
That little plot their homestead be ! 
With-held from commerce's greedy clutch — 



68 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

A little earth, for charity, 

To them that gave to us so much ! 

Cljrir l^oble Crainjile. 

If men a rightful pride may feel 

In noble ancestry — 
Noble by merit, dubbed by steel 

Laid on by Hand most High — 
'Tis we, whose fathers bore the brunt 
Of toil at our foundation -front. 
The weapon bold that cleared the way 

"With such a breadth of sway 
Was not the warrior's cruel blade — 

0, no ! not so, or rarely so — 
The axe, the plough, the scythe, the spade- 
Such were the arms at early day 
With which the ranks of enterprise 
Achieved their fruitful victories 

Two hundred years ago ! 

Yet not unused to needful arms 

Our manly sires of yore ; 
When mothers shook with night alarms, 
As wolf would howl, or savage prowl 

Around the cabin door ; 
For law was weak at origin, 

And leaned upon the brave : 
Who would be safe themselves must save — 



DR. ward's poem. 69 

Their own right arm protection gave 

To trembling flocks within. 
The prowess of an after day — 
Adown the long historic way 

Proved 'gainst many a midway Ibc — 
Was nurtured in the hazards bold 
That dignified the life of old 

Two hundred years ago. 

Best tested in the trial vast, 

When an hundred years had passed, 

In the sad but holy strife 

When for very life 
We rose at our unnatural mother, 

That in a foul and morbid hour 

Her very issue would devour ; 
And every noble impulse smother 

That erst in trials ample 

By precept and example 
Herself so oft had taught to grow. 
So did the dreadful strife begin. 
So did we win, so have to win, 
Not by arms, and not by skill, 
But by indomitable wall : 
Driven oft, but conquered never. 
Broke in part, but heart-whole ever ; 
'Till the unwelcome truth grew plain, 

No hardest blow of hate 



70 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Could rend the treble-mailed gate 
Whose rivets were the wrongs of state. 

®ux (Salknt $Ml 

Then in the dark sublimely shone 
Our little star — the brightest one : 
In normal life, of quiet mind, 
Modest in mien, modest in size, 
Between her mightier peers she lies 
A State to humble lot resigned ; 
But wronged, a giant she'd defy 

Foot to foot, and eye to eye, 

Without a glance behind: 
Or let a rising storm reveal 
Disaster to the general weal. 

None of the common blood — 
No scion of the sisterhood — 
Would hazard for the common good 

Her all more gallantl;^ . 
So in that bitter, hopeless hour 
She girt her loins to grapple power ; 
From Hudson's shore to Delaware 
Her ravaged soil was trodden bare — 
The highway, and the battle-ground — 
Eed with the waste of many a wound. 

ye, her sons, keep fresh her story ! 
Swell with her precious memories ! 



DR. WARD S rOEM. 71 

Carve in brass her victories ! 
Shout for her fields of glory ! 

" Trenton !" — all hail forever ! 
First dawning of the joyful day 
That swept the clouds of night away ; 

" Princeton !" — all hail forever ! 
Where dying Mercer pierced the line 
And broke the charm of discipline ; 

" Monmouth !" — all hail forever ! 
That made despairing foes recoil 
Disgusted with the ungracious soil. 

Such are the jewels rare 
The State upon the front shall wear 
Throughout all time — nor only these ; 
For when the mistress of the seas 
Bore down with challenge in her stride, 
Our tars the insolent foe defied ; 
And clove with many a sturdy stroke 
The boasted hearts of oak. 



§er ^toig fiWitn, 



And lastly, in our saddest hour, 
When family -feud and lust of power 
From smouldering threats fumed U}) to deeds 
Foul as the smoke of blazing weeds, 
Dimming all virtues in their spheres, 
And bringing patriot eyes to tears, 



72 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK. 

The slii|) of state adrift, and cast 

Eudderless on tlie driving blast, 

No chief to guide, no hands to man her, 

No light o'erhead 

Save what was shed 
By the live stars upon her banner, 
'Twas then our people faithful stood 
As ever by the general good 

Through all the land's distress ; 
The charter and the grace of God, 
The certain path our fathers trod, 
Sufficing every rising want 

At last ensured success. 
The Charter — that right-royal grant 

Vouchsafed by our great sov'reign-sire- 
Has borne us through a storm of fire 

Whose terrible fury's height 
Had fused to dross all polities 
Of mortal growth, however wise. 

Unfounded on eternal right. 



•5i1 



mx mmims Autiin, 



So shall the issue ever be ! 

Whatever dread contingency 
May overhang the land, 
This fabric still shall stand ! 

Aware no man may hope for grace 

As prophet in his native place. 



1)K. WAK1)"S POEM. 73 

Still boldly here I dare 
Our onward glory to declare : 
Here on the solemn ground I tread 
Between the living and the dead — 
The breathing crowd before me joined 
With the dumb witnesses behind — 
I with a seer's faith foretell — 
Not discord, nor the gates of Hell 
That may assault the citadel 

Against it shall |)rcvail ! 
But down the ages' lengthening trail 

This fabric still shall stand ! 
To him — the bard — I make appeal ! 
Who, when two hundred years are due 
Shall laud this day with kindred zeal 
To prove my presage true ! 

rest ye then secure ! 
All thronging reasons witness sure 
'Tis God's command this work shall stand, 

To ripen and endure ! 
Because cemented with free blood 
Her solid ramparts have withstood 
The rage of every sweeping flood : 
Because her frame was wisely planned 
By architects of cunning hand, 
With all Time's failures at command : 
Because it works itself from ill 
In every strait, unconquered still, 

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74 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

With rare self-regalating skill : 

Because its vast machinerj', 

Wheel within wheel, was hinted b}- 

The starry plan of God on high : 

Because below the earthquake's shock 

Mining for ground of solid stock 

Our founders reached foundation-rock : 

The rights of Man ! — God's chartered grace ! — 

There is no deeper base : 
The rights of Man ! — sole adamant 
Where States their steadfast throne may plant ! 

The true foundation-rock ! 



Ill 



AN ORATION 



DELH'ERED ON THE 



TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 



SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK, 



HON. WILLIAM B. KINNEY. 



ORATION 






Near four centuries ago it was loftily an- 
nounced that Columbus had given a new world 
to Castile and Leon ; and the mighty Plierarch}' 
that then ruled in all human affiiirs confirmed the 
gift. What has become of that insolent sover- 
eignty now ? France soon after seized and ap- 
propriated the northern half of the great gratuity, 
extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the waters 
of the St. Lawrence; not one foot of which now 
owns her sway. And where now are the Aast 
dominions of the Portuguese, the Swedes, the 
Dutch, founded with such high hopes and impos- 
ing resources ? All, all vanished, like the pa- 
geant of a dream ! After something more than a 
century of vain endeavor, this stupendous theatre 
of so many mighty enterprises, becomes the in- 
heritance of a few feeble bands of friendless fu- 
gitives, fleeing from a little island in the sea, with 
nothing but their own hardy virtues ! Events so 
marvellous may well summon us to reflection ; 
and it is to recall and commemorate one of the 
worthiest of these little bands thnt wo are here 



78 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK, 

to-day. A solemnity that well becomes the house 
of God, who wrought the marvel ! Well and 
Avorthily have the authorities of our goodly city, 
which they founded, in co-operation with that So- 
ciety which has done so much to rescue their 
precious memorials, ordained a public festival to 
their honor ; that thus, we, too, their descen- 
dants, might all have the privilege of manifest- 
ing our sense of obligation, and so proving our 
own worthiness by a due appreciation of theirs. 
Such observances rouse and gratify the noblest 
emotions. They are especially wholesome in the 
midst of prosperous fortunes ; the rich fruits of 
achievements not our own. In the luxuriance of 
youth, and in the vigor of manhood, it is wise some- 
times to j^ause in our pursuits, and recall the pre- 
cious memories of the past ; legacies which might 
be forgotten, but for such periodical calls to re- 
flection. They have the approbation of wisdom, 
and the sanction of religion. The voice of history 
has not in all its compass a note but answers in 
unison. Even the barbarian Briton who defend- 
ed his country against the Roman invasion, driv* 
en to the remotest extremity of the land, rallied 
his followers to battle by the heart-stirring appeal, 
" Think of your fathers and your posterity !" So 
the old Romans, in their better days, celebrated 
in anniversary festivals the great events that sig- 
nalized their annals. One of the chief causes of 
the early prosperity of Rome, is found in 



ME. kinxey's oration. 79 

this clierislied rccollectio]i of the virtues of its 
founders. !N'o virtuous people will ever forget 
those by whom their infancy was cradled and de- 
fended. 

The actors of the day we now solemnize were 
eminently worthy of these posthumous honors, 
though worldly fame has been parsimonious of 
her favors. Their numbers were small — their 
station in life obscure — the object of their enter- 
prise unostentatious — the theatre of their ex- 
ploits Ucirrow and remote, how could they possi- 
bly be the favorites of worldly fame ? That 
pander of power and pride, whose delight it has 
been to celebrate the men of blood wdio M^ade 
through slaughter to thrones, the sceptred op- 
pressors of the earth, who riot in feats of arms, 
and tournaments, and crusades : and there has 
been praise, and glory, and revelry for all tlieso 
things, to betray men into the worshi}) of their 
destroyers. Happier the men whose lives were 
j^rosaic ! Happier the people whose annals are 
dull ! And we their offspring may well rejoice 
in a lineage which aspired after the true and 
the good, the absolute, the eternal — after princi- 
ples which never yield, and truths which never 
perish ; deeply feeling that nothing Avhich per- 
ishes can have a lasting interest with the immortal 
man. Noble sires ! Men of peace and men of 
God ! you have earned an immortality of virtuous 
fame, worthy as that which inspired the dying 



80 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

encomium of Pericles — " ]N"o man through your 
means ever put on mourning." 

They did not come hither hoping to pass the 
residue of life as a long summer day of ease, 
nor in the pursuit of worldly treasure. True 
pioneers of christian civilization, they came to 
found in the fear of Grod, for themselves and those 
who were to come after them, a new sQcial sys- 
tem ; a social system, in wdiich ignorance and 
idleness and poverty should be unknow^n — in 
which lahor, free, intelligent, manly labor — earn- 
ing its own wages, accumulating those wages 
into capital, educating childhood, maintaining 
worship, and jealously forestalling all monopoly 
of luxury, that might make indolence the distinc- 
tion of a gentleman — should be forever a vital 
virtue. They were themselves all laborers, al- 
most all farmers, with whom self-denial was at 
once a necessity and a discipline. They labored 
in the field together ; built their own houses, 
planted their own corn, earned their own bread 
by the sweat of their own brows ; and their exalt- 
ed purposes ennobled all this drudgery of life. 
For where freedom and justice prevail, hard la- 
bor will be honorable to the world's end. 

Of such stuff were the men from whom we come. 
They were no chartered libertines pursuing lost 
fortune ; they were not broken-down gentlemen 
of aristocratic pretensions, cast-off members of 
powerful families, like some of their contempor- 



MR. Kinney's oration. 81 

ariosj — Ciipt. John kSniitli's '' vagjibuncl gciitlciiicii 
and goldsmiths." No wikl enthusiasts, with heads 
bewildered by tlic heart. Xor were they mere 
speculative philosophers. ]3iit they were plain 
men of stern and lofty A'irtue, belonging to the 
middle classes, with Avhom religion was a life, and 
not a dogma. Men of invincible energy, deeply 
imbued with the love of liberty, they had the 
courage to denounce the civil and religious des- 
potisms of tlieir times, and tearing themselves 
away from all the endearments of old homes, in a 
country full of social refinements, sought a place 
in these then savao-e wilds, where thev miiilit 
establish freedom of thought, and enjoy the bless- 
ings of "a free church in a free State" — a desid- 
eratum still to-day in the Old World which they 
had forever abandoned. A strict democracy ex- 
isted from the beginning. They appointed their 
own rulers. Then established a common altar, 
and a common school. Town meeting, the nur- 
sery of American institutions, was their only Par- 
liament. Behold a self-constituted community, 
in which all men were equal before the law ! 
Where was such a spectacle ever seen before ? 

The pathos of life is doubtless sometimes re- 
pressed by the sterner features of the puritan 
system, in which they were trained ; but uncon- 
sciousness of self, singleness of purpose, heroic 
self-reliance, the sense of God and humanity, 
are ever manifest to our consciousness as we 
11 



82 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK, 

listen to their story ; and the test of our own prog- 
ress will ho the appreciation of these virtues. 

It is the peculiar glory of these pioneers, that, 
discarding the unchristian spirit of persecution 
which so deforms the history of some of their 
otherwise worthy IN'ew England colleagues — the 
soul -torturing spirit of the age to which they be- 
longed — they established a mild toleration, and 
brought all their doings into harmony with those 
fundamental principles of freedom, religion, indus- 
try, and enterprise, to which we owe all the good 
we inherit. To the faithful observance of these 
principles, we owe this prosperous city, with its 
stately churches of every name, counted by the 
score — a beautiful brotherhood, fraternally co- 
operating side by side in diffusing the spirit of 
life — its well organized system of public schools, 
its vast teeming factories, all thrilling with the 
life of modern civilization. 

What if they were neither great warriors, nor 
renowned statesmen ! What if they bequeathed 
to us none of the wonders of Art ! What if these 
our Alban fathers left no Corinthian temples, no 
gothic cathedrals, no proud pyramids, or storied 
obelisks, on our hills and plains ! They did better. 
They had far other and higher work to do. 
Strong in God, and their own heroic patience, 
they established a civil order in which we trace 
the germs of all possible good; an order pro- 
ceeding from spontaneous moral and industrial 



MK. kixxey's oration. 83 

co-operation, the result of a sense of mutual de- 
pendence, from which is developed respect for 
mutual rights and interests : — a constitution of 
things open to all progress ; plastic to the in- 
fluence of every great improvement; a living- 
system of life, which is now, at this distance of 
two centuries, moving on in a career of expan- 
sion without a parallel in the history of any other 
land. Thus do they live in their works. Not, 
indeed, in breathing bronze or marble, but in the 
enduring institutions which they founded, in the 
vital principles which they taught ; principles by 
which they sought to live, and for which they 
lived ready to die. 

Thus were laid the solid foundations of our 
prosperity ; and on these, if on any thing human, 
may be written the words of immortality. 

" Exegi monumentum are perennms.^^ 

Well, then, may we rejoice in our origin with 
an honest joy. The origin of other races is stain- 
ed by crime, and belied by fable. Piously should 
we cherish a patrimony so fair, the priceless legacy 
of sires so worthy. It was wrought by their 
hands, it was watered by their tears, it w^as de- 
fended by their valor, it was consecrated by their 
virtues. And who can now survey the goodly 
heritage, without a devout sense of its present 
blessings ? Well may we who own the genius of 
the place, celebrate a day filled with such mem- 
ories and hopes. What occasion could be more 



84 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

worth}^ of our homage ? What recollections bet- 
ter adapted to awaken our gratitude, and elevate 
our thoughts? Surely, all who here breathe 
their native air to-day, must exultingiy rejoice in 
this privilege of thanksgiving and praise. 

It is no part of my office to recount their 
history. That, happily, has just been done for 
our instruction and delight by a filial son, whose 
pious labors through many a year, have written 
his name imperishably on all the early records of 
our town and State. In the name of all who 
prize these memorials, I thank him. 

It has been intimated that our progenitors 
formed one of several kindred companies, by 
whom this continent was first redeemed and suc- 
cessfully colonized ; and that all the other more 
powerful attempts to effect a permanent coloniza- 
tion, for mere purposes of dominion or gain, had 
signally failed. A fact so significant deserves 
further consideration, if we would fully under- 
stand the great providential movement of the 
seventeenth century, to which we owe our ex- 
istence as a nation. The first of these bands 
landed at Plymouth, forty-six years before the 
settlement of Newark, or an hundred and twenty- 
eight years after the discovery ; during which 
long period all the efforts of royal princes, all the 
combined energies of powerful corporations and 
the boldest adventurers, stimulated by glow- 
ing imaginations of golden treasures, were made 



ME. kixney's oratiox. 85 

in vain. Qneen Elizabotli, under assumed 
claims, had gi\'en the name of Virginia to the 
entire Northern continent ; but the whole result 
of her four laborious attempts to establish colo- 
nies and trade, was a few hundred pounds of 
tobacco from the adventurous courtier, Raleigh, 
who taught her the ([ueenly accomplishment of 
smoking it ! Regal searches after a golden 
fleece ending in tobacco smoke ! N^ot a single 
subject did she leave in these wide domains, so 
pompously ordained to commemorate her vn nut- 
ting virginity. 

Her conceited successor, called by his courtiers 
the Scotch Solomon — as Milton tartly supposed, 
because the reputed son of David — employed with 
fanatical zeal the augmented resources of the em- 
pire in the same eifort, with like discomfiture. 
All similar attempts by other powers as nota- 
bly failed. Over the wide regions colonized by 
Spain and Portugal, glowing with all the splen- 
dors of tropical wealth, the gloomy spirit of the 
Middle Ages still broods in much of its orig- 
inal barbarism. The conquests of Spain were 
the most brilliant, and proved the most wcn-th- 
less. A ready-made Hierarchy, that double- 
headed incarnation of Pope and King, — two 
species of mortal gods, whose infallibility im- 
plicates the Divine character, — introduced a 
feudal aristocracy, bent on conquest, on sudden 
wealth, and enjoyment without labor. Speedy 



86 THE SETTLEMEXT OF NEWARK. 

and unlawful gains produced their natural fruit. 
Extravagance, extortion and pride prevailed. All 
incitement to active energy was soon stifled. 
Agriculture, Commerce, and the Arts languished. 
Princes and people became alike impoverished, 
at home and abroad. Their treasures proved 
their curse. A vain and indolent race ate 
scanty meals off golden plates, and the fable 
of king Midas was realized by a nation ! 

Now, when we behold a feeble company of 
exiles, with no visible means of power, accom- 
plishing an end which royalty and patronage, 
the love of dominion and of gold, had so long- 
essayed in vain, and founding a colony which 
expands into a great empire — stretching in pride 
and beauty over half the continent, known and 
felt throughout the earth — we scarcely need 
ask to see the long pathway of the sea laid 
bare, its liquid walls on the right and on the 
left, the shattered chariots of the pursuer float- 
ing in fragments upon the floods, to recognize 
the gracious Power which presided over the 
exodus of the Pilgrim Fathers.. 

The sublime movement has no parallel in his- 
tory, since the humble fishermen of Galilee first 
dethroned the gods of heathenism. In the sim- 
ple compact of government formed in their little 
bark before landing, was assumed for the first time 
the grand princiiDle of a voluntary Confederacy 
of free and independent men : instituting govern- 



ME. Kinney's oration. 87 

ment for the benefit, not of the p:oYernors, but the 
governed. Philosophers had long tasked their 
wits in vain to settle the origin of human govern- 
ment. The hitherto insolvable old problem was 
here resolved in a single phrase — " We combine 
ourselves together into a civil body-politic." In 
this primitive covenant we find the germ of our 
great Republic, all of w^hose forms are folded up 
in its leaves. " We, the people, do ordain," is in- 
scribed upon its chief corner stone. So our great 
model was but the first of a series, by which a 
vast hoary system of oppression was to be broken. 
And yet shallow wits, and sneering skeptics, 
make themselves merry over the human frailties 
of these august founders of a new dispensation ! 
Thus it ever is — 

".Truth's sacred fort the exploded laugh would Avin, 
And coxcomls vanquish Berkeley with a grin." 

In comparison with the principles thus inau- 
gurated in these birth-places of our nation, the 
more dazzling and gorgeous illustrations of tlic 
life of the old empires, are as evanescent as the 
mirage, which paints its dissolving A'iews on the 
horizon, or a meteoric flash beside the eternal 
stars. They have settled the basis of all human 
government for all coming time, viz : that civil and 
political institutions, all the forms of authority 
and law, derive their whole life and sanction from 
one single source — man's inherent consciousness 
of right to equal membership in that common bro- 



88 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

tlierliood of man, which springs out of the com- 
mon Fatherhood of God. This is the life-giving- 
principle of our Federal Constitution — that sacred 
form, in whose life lives all our hope of the future. 
This principle is both the life of its being, and 
the law of its forms. It is the Avaking up of the 
instinctive sense of this great seminal truth, 
that is everywhere shaking the hoary despotisms 
of the earth ; aye, causing the very ground to rock 
beneath them. As the great laws which govern 
the Universe, are of infinitely more consequence 
than the Universe itself, so it would be unspeak- 
ably less disastrous that whole States should per- 
ish through its vindication, than that this divine 
law of all political stability, the only principle 
capable of combining, enlightening, and elevating 
the race of man, should be compromised or sub- 
verted. 

" ' Tis mails iKrdltioii to he safe, 
When for the Truth he ought to die.'''' 

It has been truly said by a recent commenta- 
tor, that our political system, thus originated 
more than two centuries ago, has no exemplar in 
history ; that it is a new growth ; that it is not to 1)e 
understood by the study of other States ; that it 
must be studied from within and in itself. The 
Colonists really cut themselves off from all vital 
connection with the Old World. They sought a 
new one. Their happiness consisted in their 
escape from the past ; from all old political and 



MR. Kinney's oration. 89 

ecclesiastical abuses. They established a revo- 
lutionary order of ideas. Fundamental among- 
these is the doctrine that politics is hut a sul)- 
ordinate branch of morals. Hence that man is 
never more, never less than man. That !Mind is 
of right free. That the equality of human rights 
rises out of an equality of moral condition. That 
these rights are not derived from any transmitted 
poAvers, not from any inherited privileges, not 
from any prescriptive authority, but from the 
consentaneous action of the people. 

^luch of the work has been unconsciously per- 
formed. It Avas not made by man ; it is no dis- 
coA'ery or invention, but a natural growtli — {]\o 
slow, unimagined result of the instincts, desires, 
and efforts of individuals united in a society 
under novel conditions, and controlled by laws 
Avhich mastered the thoughts of men. Legiti- 
macy in all its forms was wholly ignor(>d : tlie 
throne, the established Church, the orders of no- 
bility, were replaced by a representative democ- 
racy, with its elective officers, its free religion, 
and its political equality. For king, and priest, 
and noble, it substitutes the Feojjle. Tlius we 
lind at last a government of the people, framed 
by the people, for the benefit of the people. It is 
nbw seen for the first time that there may be 
States without princes, though never without a 
people. — After all her liouseless wanderings, 
lurking like a criminal in secret places. Freedom 
12 



90 THE SETTLEMENT OF Js^EWARK. 

had now found a home, — a country of her own. 

Thanks to the heroic men whose services we 
celebrate, these primal truths have now become 
the common-j^laces of modern politics. They 
have been wrought into our present beneficent 
system of government, through the labors of 
successive generations. They run like a golden 
thread through the whole texture of its legisla- 
lation. In other regions and other times, poets 
and philosophers have dreamed of the longed-for 
consummation, but man had never before been 
able to accomplish it. These fundamental truths 
had been overlaid and obscured during long- 
ages of darkness and oppression, but when here 
brought to light, they appear all over inscribed 
with those moral characters which strike the 
mind, as the light strikes the eye of the new- 
born infant — a blessed visitation for which it is 
prepared. 

What limit, in time or space, shall we assign 
to a system so adapted to the universal wants of 
man? 

If paganism, adapted to the impure passions 
of men, could give life, symmetry and duration to 
the imperfect civilizations of the extinct empires 
of the old world, what may we not hope from an 
order springing out of the universal brotherhood 
of man, under the recognized Fatherhood of God ? 
Here we find a vital element, which is the sure 
warrant that this civilization will continue to dif- 



MK. kixney's oration. 91 

fuse itself, till our race shall reach its fullest de- 
velopment. For the tirst time in its gloomy his- 
tory, this grand, conserving, vitalizing element is 
here permitted to develop itself; living by its 
own intrinsic vitality ; everywhere felt in the 
laws, arts, sciences, forms of thought, and above 
all, in the whole life of the nation. In every 
other people that ever raised its head into the 
historic horizon, this self-sustaining religion has 
been crippled and perverted by forms of law. 
By the union of Church and State — a deadly con- 
spiracy against the welfare and happiness of man 
— our merciful religion has been made his direst 
curse. And because of the jealous exclusion of a 
Church from our fundamental forms, we have been 
called an irreligious nation ; though for that very 
reason, Ave stand here to-day the most Christian 
people on earth. Striking commentary! Here 
its purity, its progress, and its influence, free 
from the corrupting care of legislation, are all 
secure, under an enlightened popular guardian- 
ship. 

Truly, the emergence of these Colonies from 
British dominion, so moved and so endowed, if 
not a miracle, is one of the most marvelous, most 
momentuous events in human history. Whether 
we look to the purity of their motives, the wis- 
dom of their measures, the temperance of their 
resolution, or to the consummation and conse- 
quences of their enterprise, they present the 



92 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

highest claims to the esteem and reverence of 
mankind. Their perseverance through hard- 
ships, their patience in suffering, their uncon- 
querable spirit, their unswerving adherence to 
their principles, surprise us even more than the 
wisdom and success of their labors. Reformers 
of the most radical character, they nowhere be- 
trayed a rash spirit of innovation. All their 
civil proceedings evince 23rudence, forecast, acute 
insight, sound policy, and, above all, a solemn 
purpose to secure equal and exact justice. With 
a discriminating eye uj^on ancient precedents, 
they entered on a course of reform, at once radi- 
cal and conservative. And much of their legis- 
lation now remains unchanged, after the lapse of 
two hundred years. Let us contemplate it a 
moment. 

Before leaving their little shallop, the first of 
these companies had, as we have seen, defined 
the elements of a new social system : rudimentary 
truths, whose experimental development was to 
renew the face of the earth : though they could 
no more have foreseen it, than a child, watching 
for the first time the dawning of the day, could 
forsee its full effulgence. Institutions animated 
by these elements, and combining in substance 
all that ages had done for human government, 
were subsequently organized in the wilderness. 
For these careful workmen, with no presumptuous 
disrea'ard of the wisdom of those who had a'one 



MB. kinney's oratiox. 93 

before, ascertained, with sIoav and thoughtful 
labor, how much of the Common Law of England, 
their birth-right, was suited to their new con- 
dition and wants. The whole Feudal System, in 
all its parts, was abjured ; but the cardinal rights 
of Magna Charta were recognized at once. Trial 
by jury was established within three years after 
the first arrival, and constitutes the appro j)riate 
opening to the first chapter of their legislation. 
It w^as the policy of the proud aristocracies of 
Europe, to secure all wealth and power in a few 
privileged families, by perpetuating great estates 
through the eldest sons. Our reformers, with 
righteous boldness, abolished all invidious and 
slavish tenures, and decreed the distribution of 
intestate estates among all descendenants. 

This abolition of primogeniture prevented any 
dangerous accumulations of property, and efi^ec- 
tually forestalled a colonial nobility. A just 
distribution of the soil secures a Avholesome 
equality of condition. The entailment of estates, 
long trusts, and other processes for tying uj) in- 
heritances, w^ere soon broken down, under the en- 
lightening influence of this primitive legislation ; 
which left our landed interests, much as we now 
find them. It was the monopoly of land by the 
rich, that caused Rome some of her most fearful 
convulsions ; ending under the power of popular 
rage, in a distribution of all the lands among the 
people who had no claim to them . Our far-sighted 



94 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

fathers provided against these evils of agrarian - 
ism, by establishing just principles of acquire- 
ment, alienation and descent. By her adherance 
to the old system, by her strange neglect of these 
lessons of experience, England, our natale solinn, 
is exposing herself, every hour more and more, 
to revolutionary revolts. Our Colonial law- 
givers had the sagacity to see, that by the natu- 
ral action of the policy through which the Brit- 
ish Islands are steadily becoming the private 
property of a few individuals, all portions of the 
earth's surface might eventually be so held, and 
the planet itself lapse at last into private hands. 
Scarcely less conspicuous is the wisdom of 
these Reformers, in their cleansing dealings with 
criminal jurisprudence. The bloody code of the 
mother country was completely remodeled and 
ameliorated. The catalogue of crimes punish- 
able by English law with death, was promptly 
reduced from one hundred and fifty to eleven ! 
A bold, forward step, unsurpassed by any one 
act in the whole course of penal legislation. So 
in all their treatment of the great subject of 
crimes and punishments, these forest Solons seem 
to have anticipated the spirit of the Marquis 
Beccaria, whose humane principles were spread 
before Christendom in the following century, 
and have ever since been the vacle mecum of 
criminal law reformers. There is scarcely a 
change called for in Lord Brougham's famous 



MR. kinney's oration. 95 

speech on Law Reforms forty years ago, that has 
not been found among the enactments of these 
colonists, and their immediate successors. 

But the crowning glory of these master-build- 
ers, is their system of Public Instruction. It is 
the very corner-stone of their matchless work. 
Education, civil and religious, was held, from 
their first establishment, to be among the primary 
duties of society ; a matter in which every man 
felt bound to contribute to the necessities of e^'erv 
other man ; as much so as personal protection, 
public justice, or any other of the more obvious 
duties of government. Popular instruction was 
held to be the only safe basis for popular liberty. 
Society Avith them was truly, what Burke hnig 
after defined it to be, a partnership in all science 
and in all art, as well as in all virtue, and all 
perfection. 

The Plymouth legislature decreed, among its 
first measures, that every township of fifty house- 
holders should maintain a public school at public 
expense ; and every town of one hundred house- 
holders was required to maintain, in like manner, 
a grammar school, to fit youth for the University; 
" to the end," says this memorable huv, " that 
learning may not be buried in the grave of our 
forefathers, in church and commonwealth." 
, Thus was introduced for the first time among 
men, a system of free-school instruction for all 
the people ; the principle of which has since been 



96 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

interwoven in a thousand forms, into the very 
texture of our American institutions. And to 
this policy we owe more of our national charac- 
ter and prosperity, than to all other causes com- 
bined. But the principle, that it is the undoubt- 
ed right, and the bounden duty of government 
to provide for the instruction of all its youth, 
Avas first established on the Rock of Plymouth. 
Free-schools are of purely American origin. 

Some years before this provision for primary 
instruction, the sister colony of Massachusetts 
Bay founded the University of Harvard at Cam- 
bridge, for education in the higher branches of 
learning. ISTo form of speech can more toucli- 
ingly exhibit the s^^irit of its founders, than their 
own account of it : — " After God had brought us 
safe to 'New England, and we had builded our 
houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, 
reared convenient places for God's worship, and 
settled the civil government, one of the next 
things we longed for, and looked after, was to 
advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity." 
If these sentiments, and these doings, display not 
high approaches toward moral perfection, then, 
indeed is human virtue a dream. That people 
is doomed to ignominy, for whom such men have 
lived in vain. It would be no compliment to 
compare them with the sages who adorned Greece 
in the age of Aristides. 

The constructive labors of these original East- 



MR. Kinney's oration. 97 

ern colonics engage our regard, nut merely as the 
first fruits of the great emigration. They were 
representative and generative. All their cotem- 
poraries, nerved by their great example to brave 
the hardships of the hard undertaking, were ani- 
mated by the same spirit, the same earnest zeal 
for the promotion of religion, learning and law. 
^lany among them were as distinguished for their 
love of letters and of science, as for the religious 
zeal which has been made their reproach. Some 
of them wore worthily the graceful honors of the 
renowned Universities, in whose maternal bosoms 
they were nourished. Within thirty years after 
the settlement of our own colony, we find the son 
and co-laborer of its first joastor, himself a grad- 
uate of the English Cambridge, as the son was 
of Harvard, engaged in the work of founding the 
College which is now the chief glory of Connecti- 
cut. And let it never be forgotten on this soil, 
consecrated by so many memories, that the ven- 
erable College of K^ew Jersey, whose services 
alone would have made the name of our State 
respectable, abroad as at home, was cradled and 
nursed into fulness of being, long within the first 
century of our existence as a colony, through the 
fostering care and learned labors of one of pas- 
tor Pierson's early successors, — the reverend 
Aaron Burr ; pronounced by a cotemporary 
English writer, " one of the master spirits of his 
age and country."* 

* It IS a grateful pleasMre to refer, in this connection, to the ^' IFiHii'ical 

13 



98 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

It is among the melancholy instances of human 
perversity, that a body of men so wise, so ele- 
vated in moral dignity, so eminent for public 
service, so distinguished among the comforting- 
examples in human history of the possibility of 
human virtue, should be so persistently dispar- 
aged for not having been in all things, as they 
were in most things, superior to their age and 
kind. Reared in the midst of fierce religious ex- 
citements, when the passions of all classes and 
orders of men, were heated to an intensity now 
difficult to conceive, they naturally felt their in- 
fluence. Intolerance, bigotry, and persecution 
prevailed in all sects and parties ; in every sphere 
of religion, philosophy and government. The 
rights of conscience w^re nowhere recognized on 
earth. The burning of heretics was justified 
throughout Europe. The unclean fungus of su- 
perstition spawned everywhere under the baleful 
atmosphere of the time. Belief in witchcraft 
was all but universal. The Parliament of Eng- 
land solemnly inflicted upon it the punishment 
of death ; and the penalty was supported and 
enforced by such respectable jurists as Bacon, Sir 
Matthew Hale, my Lord Coke, and most other 
statesmen and philosophers, down to the accom- 

Discourses relating to the First Presbyterian Glmrch in Keioarh, by Rev. Jona- 
than F. Stearns, D.D.," its present honored pastor; published in 1853, 
with numerous Historical Notes and Illustrations. A contribution of much 
value to the general history of the time, its authentic presentation of the 
spirit, principles and conduct of the fathers of the colony, entitles it to a 
place in the library of every reader, who has any interest in the history ot 
Newark. ^; Vr 



MK. KINXEY's ORATIOX. 09 

plislied Ijlackstoiie. riiilosopliers who c-uiiKl 
speak soberly on other subjects, Judges wlio 
could be impartial in dealing with ordinary 
crimes, received witli unhesitating credulity, the 
most loathsome tales of the intercourse of men 
and women with unclean spirits. It was the pre- 
vailing habit of the mind, to see in all the agen- 
cies and phenomena of nature, supernatural in- 
termeddling. Preternatural terrors exasperated 
the spirit of the age, which cruelly punished 
oftences existing' only in its own friiihtful reveries. 
These are among the terrible consequences of 
convertinf>* emotion into doi^iua. 

It is a monstrous wrong, to hold any small 
body of men responsil^le for not having risen 
wholly, and at once, abo^c all the shaping influ- 
ences of their time and education ; for not having 
been able to throw otf, at a l)low, errijrs and 
abuses incorporated in all forms of religion, and 
made sacred and obligatory to them by the sanc- 
tion and practice of all (,'hristendom. But their 
mistakes on this subject have been grossly exag- 
gerated. The weaknesses of great men are ever 
the consolation of dunces : and hence the clamor 
of ridicule and abuse. Historians tell us that 
more heretics were punished in a single county 
in England, during a single year, than sutfercd 
in these colonies during their whole history. 
There can be found nothing in all their sectarian 
proceedings, to compare with the inquisitorial 
LdC. 



100 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

minuteness of legislation on men's garments, 
manners and sports by the Established Chm^ch ; 
which enforced her rubrics on pain of imprison- 
ment and death. So slow and reluctant is the 
progress of reform, that within the memory of 
men now^ living, heresy has been punished by 
fines and imprisonment. And down to about the 
middle of our o^^ n ' enlightened ' Nineteenth 
centur}^, dissenters of every name were excluded 
from all offices of trust or profit in the United 
Kingdom. These are mournful proofs of the in- 
firmity of human judgment, even in the best of 
men ; and they may well Avarn us against the 
dangers of sectarian zeal, and spiritual presump- 
tion. 

CaA'iling critics, who would judge the sun by 
its sj^ots, in their gratuitous sport with these 
follies of the w^ise, fail to see, or love to forget, 
that out of this inebriety of the times, sprung a 
reformer who was to restore sobriety, and vin- 
dicate religion. An athletic young champion, 
trained for the great undertaking amidst the 
heated conflicts of the first Massachusetts colo- 
nists, was driven out in the frenzy of the hour, for 
proclaiming liberty of conscience : for contending 
that men are amenable to human legislation, not 
for their religious opinions, but for their conduct 
and actions alone : that in matters of religious 
worship, the only law-giver is the Father of 
spirits, and the only human tribunal, a man's 



MR. Kinney's oration. 101 

own fuii^cieiicc. To this fortiiiuite baiii??liiiieiit ; 
to Roger Williams, a name to be pronounced 
as we pronounce that of Washington, to Roger 
Williams, the protege of Coke, the Oxford schol- 
ar, the companion and counsellor of ]Milton, we 
owe the tirst Commonwealth ever established on 
the doctrine of universal religious toleration, 
since Christianity was usurped by the Ciesars. 
Calvert before him, and Penn afterward, founded 
states with toleration for all Christian sects, but 
Roger AMlliams opened in Rhode Island the first 
asylum for all creeds of all nations. " JNTo per- 
son Avithin this colony," is the language of its 
immortal charter, " shall be anywdse molested, 
disquieted, or called in question for any differ- 
ences of opinion in matters of religion." And 
thanks to its heroic founder, this is now the set- 
tled principle of all American politics. An elder 
Brew^ster and a pastor Pierson are enough to 
hallow anv cause, but it is onlv heroes like Rouer 
Williams who can make it victorious. 

Thus were laboriouslv wrou^'ht out throuuh 
the combined labors of these colonists, the ele- 
ments of our present harmonious social and 
])olitical system ; a system far, very far surpass- 
ing in Altai power and comely beauty, any other 
work of man. There is no danger that Ave shall 
exaggerate their claims to our gratitude. This 
sumptuous festiA^al is the grateful assurance that 
Ave appreciate them. JN'ever Avere colonies formed 



102 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK. 

of such materials ; never were colonies so care- 
fully founded on plan and system : no plan or 
system ever discovered so much wisdom, or was 
ever crowned with such measureless success. 

" JN'othing in the history of mankind," — said 
the most consummate orator of modern times, in 
the earliest of his parliamentary orations on the 
taxation of the colonies, after the British govern- 
ment, incited by their prosperity, usurped the 
control of them — " nothing in the history of 
mankind, is like their j^rogress. For my part, 1 
never cast an e3^e on them, but they seem to 
me rather ancient nations grown to perfection, 
through a long series of fortunate events," than 
the colonies of yesterday ; than a set of miserable 
outcasts, not so much sent as thrown out on the 
bleak and barren shore of a desolate wilderness, 
three thousand miles from all civilized inter- 
course." 

We owe then nothing of our reverence for 
their services to the fictions of fancy, or the en- 
chantments of Art. It rises spontaneously from 
a sober contemplation of their means and their 
ends, their achievements and their lives Smart- 
ing as they were under the cruellist wrongs, the 
' wrath of Achilles ' had no part among the ani- 
mating motives of these diviner heroes. It was 
their ambition, not to ' reign in hell,' but to 
' serve in heaven.' Supremely inditferent to hu- 
man distinctions and applause, they sought no 



ME. kidney's oration. 103 

such bad eminence; though they habitually yearn- 
ed for the glory of 'just men made perfect.' If 
we, in the light of tlieii- better labors, may avoid 
their errors, who among us would dare to boast 
of having attained to the height of their virtues ? 
When we follow their story through its moving 
details ; when we see them, in defence of their 
faith, abandoning their homes and their friends, 
all things dear to them on earth, submitting to 
banishment, ignominy and death ; courageously 
suffering sickness and tamine on inhospitable 
shores, in desolation and disaster ' unshaken, un- 
moved, unterritied,' the soul swells irrepressibly 
with devout homage, as in presence of the divinest 
virtue. 

Poetry, in all her fond imaginings, has figured 
nothing so animating as this epic in action. The 
heroes and demi-gods of the Homeric tale, 

" III pfowess eminent., hit of true virtue xoid,'''' 

fade away into the shadows they were, before the 
substantial forms of these Christian warriors, 
' raised to height of noblest temper,' for the de- 
liverance of the oppressed. They disappear 
from the eye of sense, and the ages silently roll 
on, but the new dispensation, like another sun 
risen in the sky, will accompany their course, 
shedding light and joy among the darkened na- 
tions, till heaven and earth rejoice together in 
the blessed illumination. 

In the ultimate triumph of this ]^rogres!^ 



104 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

we have the fullest faith ; notwithstanding the 
gloomy portents that sometimes becloud the 
sky. Even Avere it an Utopian vision, we 
should prefer believing the beckoning promise, 
to accepting the heart-sickening conclusion, that 
" whatever is, is right." Life Avould not be 
worth having, were it certain that the future 
would be but a counterpart of the past. Our efforts 
toward progress would be worse than useless were 
they but foot-prints in the sand. But all Ameri- 
can experience forbids the thought. The old world 
feeds upon remembrances. Ours is the native 
land of an onward-looking Hope. 



IV. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES 



OF THE 



FIRST SETTLERS OF NEWARK, 



SAMUEL n. CONGAR. 



PREFATORY REMARKS. 



In this contribution to the genealogy of the first settlers of Newark, 
attentive readers, if descended from them, may possibly find some of their 
ancestors, if not ignorant of their names. It is the result of investigations 
among ancient documents and records, and in old cemeteries within the 
bounds of the original purchase, and in the regions beyond, where, 
among the pioneers, were sons and daughters of that remarkably plain, 
simple, sober, praying, orderly and religious people. Imperfect, and 
sometimes probably incorrect, it remains for those who are not ashamed of 
such an ancestry to correct and perfect it, and to protect their graves. 

The first part relates to the earliest, the second to later settlers. Some 
abbreviations, made for the saving of space, may need explanation. 

a. — for aged ; ab. — for about ; adm. — for administered ; aft. — for after ; 
bapt.— for baptized ; b. — for born ; bef.— for before ; bro. — for brother ; 
bur. — for buried; ch.— for children; des. — descendant; d. — for died; dau. 
— for daughter ; esq. — forjudge or justice ; ex. — for executor ; f. — for father ; 
g. ch.— for grand children; hus. — for husband; m. — for married; n.— for 
names ; neph. — for nephew ; prob. — for probably ; rem.— for removed ; rep. 
—for representative ; sec. — for second ; s. in 1. — for son-in-law ; trad. — for 
tradition; w. — for will; wi. — for wife ; wid.— for widow; w. n, ch. — for w>ll 
names children. And it is to be remembered that the order of names is not 
evidence of seniority, and that the first named is not always to be taken for 
the eldest. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 

Pakt I. — Eakliest Settlers. 



Hans Albeks was at Milford 1(345 ; was a tanner, and 
like Hugh Roberts, also a tanner, located near a stream 
in Newark, In Xov. 1706, Johannes, his son and heir, 
and Anna, wid. of Hans, " lately dec." sold meadow. No 
trace of descendants. 

Bexjamix Baldwin was son of Joseph of Milford, 
1639, who b}^ wi. Hannah, had Joseph 1640, Benjamin 
1612, Hannah 1611, Mary 1615, Eliz. 1616, ]\[artha 1617, 
Jonathan 1610, who m. Hannah Ward, David 1651. 
Sarah 1653 ; rem. to Hadley 1663 ; there was freeman 
1666; m. sec. wi. Isabel moth, of John Catlin. Benjamin 
ra. Hannah Sargeant; his w. 1726, n. ch. Bexjamix 
yoimgest, Joseph, Joxathax, dec, and Sarah Young; 
s, in 1. Robert Young. 

'•Insign"'JoKATii.VNm. Susanna Kitchell ; il. Dtli Aup-. 1726, a. ;3."j : 
had Bethia, Hannah, Siimn, and Sarah. Bctkia m. Tlionias Wood ; 
d. Morris Co. 7th Nov. 1773, a. 74. Hannah m. Col. Jacob Ford, 
Sr. ; d. 31st July 1777, a. 77. Col. Jacob Sr., d. 19th Jan. 1777, a. 
73; w. n. ch. Tunothy, Gabriel, Jacob, Elizabeth and Phcbe; g. ch. 
sons of eldest son John, dec, Mahlon, Chilion, David and Nathan; 
s. in 1, Azariah Dunham, Samuel and ]\Ioses Tuttle. Susanna ni. 
Simon Beman. 

Bex.tamin or Joseph, or Benjamin and Joseph had David, Aaron 
and Benjamin. Aaron and Benjamin in 1752 antl 17.53 sold lands 
inherited from Benjamin and .Joseph ; David and Agnes present. 
Dacid m. Eunice Dodd ; had Jonathan, Isaac, Zopher. Simeon, 
DaA-id, Silas, Jesse, Ichabod, Eunice Dotld, and Sarah Smith. He 
d. 3d July 1803, a. 88 ; bur. at Bloomtield. Benjamin d. 7th Mar. 
1804, a. 74; bur. Orange; had Josiah, Jeptha and Uzal. Aaron, 
w. 1805, n. ch. Aaron, Elias A., Eliz. Harrison, Eunice Kiersted, 
Hannah Pierson, Sarah Munn, Susanna, dec, and Tabitha. 



108 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

John Baldwin, Sr., was admit, to the Church, 1662 • 
was eldest son of John of Milford, who had sec. wi. " Marie 
Brewen dau. of John Brewen, of Pequot," and in his w. 
1681, n. ch. John, Josiah, Nathaniel, Joseph, George, Oba. 
diah, Eichard, Abigail, Sarah, Hannah, and Eliz. Peck. 
John, Sr., and Hannah, dau. of Obadiah Bruen, were m. 
30 Oct. 1663, by Mr. Kobert Treat. He m. bef. 1686 
Kuth Botsford, of Milford ; and his w. 1702, r. ch. Sarah, 
Hannah, Eliz. and John by his first wi., and SamueLj 
Daniel, Joseph, Timothy, Elnathan, Nathaniel 
and Jonathan ; not all of Euth, as is infer, from their 
ages. 

.John was living 1643 ; had then living and of age, .Josiah, 
David, John, and Obadiah, who had a ch. bur. at Whipi)any, 
1742. Johnyf. 1758, n. ch. Dorcas, Joanna, Mary and Elizabeth. 

Samuel d. 24th Nov. 1734, a. 60 ; w. n. ch. James, Samvel, 
Stephen, Jeremiah, Caleb, Nehemiah, Esther and Mary. Samuel in 
Morris, 1764 ; w. n. son Samuel, s. in 1. Boyce Pruden. His wid. 
d. 1781, a. 63. Deacon Stephen m. Rebecca Ball ; d. 30th Oct. 
1783, a. 76 ; had Joseph, Daniel, Deac. Stephen, Rebecca, and 
Susanna Ward. Jeremiah had ch. Rev. Methusalah, and Nehe- 
miah S. Caleb d. 20th Apr. 1775, a. 37; "a pillar in tliis house 
of God was taken out while green ;" bur. Mendham ; w. n. ch. 
Jabesh, Caleb, Mary, Pliebe; br. in 1. Capt. Joseph Beach; wi. 
Hannah. Nehemiah, Esq., ni. Mary Congar; "He crown'd in 
honor, ruled in Church and State, with wisdom, faith and justice, 
truly great;" his w. n. ch. Isaac, Joel, Samuel, Jesse, Caleb, Han- 
nah, Eunice, Sarah and Phebe. He died 28th Nov. 1765, a. 43. 
Esther m. Samuel Parkhurst. Mary m. Noah Crane. 

Daniel, of him no record. 

"Mr. Ensign Joseph" d. 14th March 1724, a. 44; w. n. ch 
Joseph, Abigail, Eliz., Sarah, Hannah, and wi. Elizabeth. 

Timothy d. 4th Sept. 1739, a. 52 ; had Aaron, who m. Dorcas 
Camp, and d. 21st May, 1754. They had Joseph, Justus, Aaron, 
and a dau. m. ' Joshua Bruen, -James Bruen. Justus had John, 
Isaac, James, Jacob, David, Samuel, Charles, Sally, Eliz. Ann, 
Catharine. 

Elnathan m. Kezia Prudden ; rem. to Hopewell, Hunterdon 
Co. ; w. 1738 n. ch. Moses, Thomas, Joseph, Elnathan. Moses, 
Hopewell, 1783 ; w. n. ch. David, Daniel, Mary Hunt, Eliz. Titus, 
Hannah Allen ; g. ch. James and Deljorah Baldwin. Josejjh, 
Hopewell, 1770; w. n. ch. Nathaniel, Eliz., Jemima. 

Nathaniel d. 10 Aug. 1750 a, 60; w. n. ch. Elijah, lioicrt^ 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 109 

Joseph, Jonathan, Eunice Beach, Jane Clizby ; had also ^Nlary Lyon 
who n. sist. Kezia Crane's ch. Samuel, Timothy, and Esther RiuifS ; 
also sist. Abigail's ch. Elias Crane and Joanna Vreeland. Elijuit d. 
28 Jan. 1706 a. 48 ; w. n. ch. Nathaniel, Elias, Cornelius, Luther, 
Zaccheus, Jonathan, Phebe, and Hannah. Cornelius was surgeon 
in the revolutionary armies ; settled in Virginia ; and was ancestor 
of Judge Briscoe Baldwin. Jiohcrt d. 1(5 Nov. 1772 a. 54 ; bur- 
Orange; Av. n. ch. Abner, Calel), Zadok, ZVIatthias, Linus, antl ]\Iary. 
Joseph m. Eunice Coe ; d. 18 Oct. 1792 a. 03 ; w. n. ch. jMary, Abby, 
Eunice and Ezra. Jonathan m. Sarah Sergeant ; grad. Coll. N. J. 
d. 28 Nov. 1816 a. 85 ; liatl Charles a lawyer, William S., Susan, 
Eliz. Davidson, and 4 others, unmarried sons. 

" Ensign Jonathan"' d. 9 Aug. 172G a. 35; av. n. q\\. Matthias 
and Joanna, Matthias d. 13 July, 1759 a. XL ; '"a good neighbor, a 
generous friend, an earnest promoter of the pul)lic good;"' l)ur. 
Elizabethtown ; g. f. of ^Litt. }V. of Philad. Joanna m. Isaac 
Nuttman. 

John Baluwix, Jr., perhaps the son of Nathaniel, of 

Milford, m, to Hannah Osborn, 1663; in his w. made ''at 

Newark, in the government of New England," 25th Dee. 

1688, n. ch. Johx, and Hannah Tichenor, and uncle 

Wm. Camp. Camp and Seth Tompkins " overseers to his 

will," convened " the Justices of Newark, viz : M)-. John 

Ward and Mr. Thomas Johnson to give their sense and 

approbation of what might be most suitable to the settling 

of what lands belonged to the heir," 20th June 1691. 

.John m. Lydia Harrison; d. 21st Dec. 1722, a. 47; w. n. cli. 
Silmnus, El)enczei\ Jonas, Moses, and Hannah, who m. a Lyon. S'd- 
vaiius d. 4th Dec. 1799, a. 87 ; w. n. ch. David, Silvanus, Creasy, 
and Hannah. Deacon Ehenezer d. 23d Oct. 1801, a 77; w. n. ch. 
Jotham, Ananias, Matthias, ,Jal)ez, Elizabeth, Temperance, Abigail, 
Tryphenia, s. in 1. John Nutman. Moses grad. Princeton Coll. at 
first comm. 1757; settled in the ministry at Palmer, Mass., June 
1751 ; so continued to .June 1711; d. 2(1 Nov. 1813, a. 81. He m. 
Rebecca Lee ; had John, Daniel, Ezra. William, iVIoses, and 4 dan's. 
Jonas m. Eliz. Thompson 2Gth Nov. 1749 ; d. 14th Nov. 1800, a. 75 ; 
they had Moses, Lewis, Abigail, Hannali Townley, Sarah Lyon? and 
Elizabeth Crane?. 

Miscellaneous. — Zachariah Baldwin d. 17th Nov. 1755, a. 52. 
liebecca his wi. 15th June 1791, a. 84. Elder Jol), d. 1st Dec. 1800, 
a. 62. Deacon Silas, 14th Sept. 1811, a. 62. Doct. Jacob, 13th Oct. 
1783, a. 50; all bur. at Parsippany. Job, w. 1800, n. ch. Job, 
.James, Moses, Al^raham, Stephen, 8 dan's and br. Silas. .Jacob w. 
1783, n. ch. Jol), .Jonas, Jesse, John, Zachariah, 4 dan's, and br. 
Job. Silas, w. 1795, n. ch. Ephraim, JEbenezcr, Silas, and 5 dau's. 



110 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK. 

Azariali Crane, Jr., liad wi. Rebecca; in 1733 lie granted 3 acres 
" at the mountain plantation " to his " well-beloved s. in 1. Zacha- 
riah Baldwin," perhaps the ancestor of the above. 

In 1640 there were at Milford, Timothy, Nathaniel, John, Joseph, 
and Richard, relatives probably, but not all brothers. John and 
Richard, it is said, were sons of Sylvester, who d. 1638, on the 
voyage from Eng. to Boston ; Sylvester being a son of Richard of 
St. Leonards, Aston Clinton, in Co. Bucks ; but this is uncertain. 
Another John and Richard were in N. Eng. bef 1639; also a Hemy. 
Zachariah, son of Serg. Rich. Baldwin, was b. at Milford in 1660 ; 
and Zachariah, son of Zachariah, 27th Mar. 1709 ; possibly Zacha- 
ariah of Parsijjpanny, presuming dates incorrect. 

Edward Ball, Branford 1666 ; High Sheriff of Essex 
1693; grand juror, 1709; acknowledged agreement with 
Az. Crane " to prevent any difference hereafter ;" in 1724. 
He had Joseph, Moses, Thomas, Caleb, Ljdia Peck, 
Abigail Harrison. 

Joseph d. 35th Apr. 1733, a. 60 ; w. n. ch. Daniel, Joseph, Samuel, 
Isaac, JoiiatJtan, Hannah, and Rebecca Baldwin, wi. Elizabeth. 
Daniel d. 7th July 1736, a. 30 ; had Joseph. Samuel was drowned 
1763, a. 46 ; had Samuel and Susanna. Isaac d. 30th May, 1776, a. 
53 ; had Mary, d. 1776, Jonathan d. 5th Nov. 1775, a.'41 ; w^ n. 
ch. Daniel under age, Sarah, Hannah, Rebecca, Jemima, Catharine. 

Moses d. 30th Apr. 1747, a. 63 : no. ch.; gave legacies to cousins 
(nephews) Caleb, John, and Joseph Ball ; Joseph, Timothy, and 
Sarah Peck ; Moses Harrison ; Moses Baldwin ; Ruth Seward ; 
Mary and Eliz. Dowd ; the rest of estate to " Sam. Ailing, John 
Ogden, Jr., and Staph. Baldwin, for the use and benefit of the 
Presbyterian Society in Newark, and no other use or uses whatso- 
ever." 

Thomas m. Sarah Davis; d. 18th Oct. 1744, a. 57; "an aged 
man of 4 years old ;" w. n. ch. Timothy, Aaron, Nathaniel, 
David, Ezehiel. John, Thomas, Amos, Moses, Mary, Rachel, and 
Appliia wi. Simon Searing. Timothy m. Esther Bruen ; d. 7th 
Jan. 1758 ; bur. Orange ; had John, David, Uzal, Sarah, Rachel 
who m. Ben. Crane, rem. to Galway, N. Y. ; and Mary Denliam. 
Deacon John, s. of Tim. m. Phel^e Crane ; d. in Morris Co. 10th 
Dec, 1838, a. 93 ; they had Calvin, Luther, and Phebe ; all rem. 
to Ohio ; by sec. wi., Martha Fairchild, 7 sons. David m. Joanna 
AVatkins ; had John, Ezekiel, and Stephen who was hung by 
h)yalists in "the times that tried men's souls;" also Inul Phebe 
and Nabljy. Aaron had Silas, Joseph and Aaron. Nathaniel had 
Aaron, James, Davis, and Nehemiah. EseMel had Stejjhen ; 
Samuel, killed in battle Conn. Farms, husb. of Hannah Gardner 
and fath. of Oliver, Samuel, and Gardner; Edward; Timothy 
lath, of David ; and William who m. Phebe Hatfield. Jo)ias m. 
Hannah Bruen ; had Cornelius, Bethuel, and Justus. Thomas luid 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. Ill 

Abner, Isaac, and Thomas, ^fones bad Joiiatlian, and Sanuicl ; 
both rem. to Canada. 

C-VLEB, of Hanover, 1748, perhaps son of Caleb and g. s. of Ed.! 
w. n. ch. Isaiah, Joshua, Caleb, Ezekiel, Matthew, Elenor, Sarah- 
Lydia, Anne, Deborah, Abigail Johnson, Kezia Kitchell, Jane 
Perry, and Mary Bates. 

Miscellaneous. John Ball, Hanover, w. 1770, had eh. Samuel- 
John, dec., Daniel, and David. John, Jun., w. 1769, liad John, 
Ephraim, Moses, Abigail, Lucetta, and Jemima Post. Moses d. 
bef. 177G ; had Phebe wi. Jesse Price. 

In 1704 Ed. Ball conv. to son Caleb 50 acres " by the mountain;" 
Caleb and Sarah hiswi. conv. the same 50 acres to John Canfield in 
1707. John of 1776, and Caleb of 1748, I)oth of Hanover, may 
have been nephews of Moses, and sons of Caleb of 1704. 

Thomas Blatchly was of Hartford 1640, New Haven 
1643, Branford 1645 ; signed agreement but did not rem. 
to Newark ; had ch. Aakox, Moses, Miriam and Abigail 

Aaron m. jVIary Dodd of Guilford ; had Mary, Thomas, Ebene- 
zer, Hannah, Daniel, Joseph, Benjamin, Sarah, and Susanna, })Ut 
the order is uncertain. He returned and was of Guilford in 1683, 
when he sold to Th. Huntington his laud in Newark. 

Stephen Bond, was eldest son of Eobert, who was a 
magistrate at East Hampton, L. I., 1658 ; of Gov. Carteret's 
Council at Elizabethtown 1668 ; elected rep. from Newark 
1672, where he m. Hugh Roberts' wid. ; was magisti'ate 
in Ehzabethtown 1675, and d. 1677. He m. Bethia Law- 
rence; w. 1694, n. ch. Joseph and Hannah ; andbro. Ben- 
jamin. Joseph of Elizabethtown 1675, was prob. bro. 

John Brown, at Milford 1648 ; had John, Mary, and 
Esther, all bapt. 1649, Sarah b. 1650, Joseph 1652, Mary 
1653, Hannah bapt. New Haven 1658, and Phebe b. 1660. 
John Brown and wi. Mary, Eobert Treat and wi. Jane, 
Stephen Freeman and wi. Hannah, all adm. to the church 
9th Apr. 1649. His w. pr. 1690, n. ch. John, eldest, 
Joseph, Thomas. Daniel, Esther, Mary Pierson, Hannah 
Riggs, Phebe Dodd, and Elizabeth Freeman ; and Ephraim 
Burwell, " loving brother." If John was eldest son he 
wasb. bef 1650, and giving him a bro. John in 1655 by 
N. E. genealogists seems erroneous. 

.lOHN, Town Clerk, 1673-93; purchased of Ed. and Mary Riggs 



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112 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

ill 1G91 their home lot adj. his own; John Treat witness ; wax 
seal, impressed fleur de lis; after 1700 no trace of him, or de- 
scendants. 

Joseph, w. 1694, n. ch. Jonepli^ Stejyhen, James, Samuel, Han- 
nah, Mary, and Sarah. Jose^jh m. Margaret Johnson ; d. 30th Jan. 
1733, a. 58; w. n. ch. Job, Daniel, Ellenor, and Hannah Camp; 
hon. fath. Joseph Johnson. Job m. Phebe Tomkins; d. 1st Oct. 
1768, a. 59, " a pillar of the church ;" bur. Orange ; w. n. ch. 
Eleazer, Joseph, Job, Phebe, Hannah, Mary, Abigail, and kinsman 
Joseph Riggs. Daniel d. 1st Feb. 1747, a. 33 ; w. n. ch. Joseph, 
and John ; wi. Susanna. Daniel who d. 9th Nov. 1776, apparently 
a posthumous son, m. Eunice Baldwm, and had Samuel B. and 
Susan. Stephen, d. 18th Jan. 1767, a. 86; bur. Conn. Farms. 
James,\i-. 1720, n. ch. Samuel, Josiah, Isaac, and Aaron; wi. Ami. 

Thomas, w. 1709, n. ch. David, Thomas, John, Martha, Lydia, 
Esther, and Phebe Day ; wi. Mary. David " to have the house &c. 
between Treat and Ludington" indicates that Thomas, Esq., the 
occupant, who d. 11th Feb. 1780, a. 60, father of Rev. Thomas, was 
a son of David. John, d. 19th Nov. 1768, a. 86; w. n. ch. David, 
Moses, Elizabeth, Mary, Sibel, and John, dec, whose w. 1762, n. 
ch. Stephen, Ezekiel, Jonathan, Caleb, and Mary ; wi. Sarah. 
Caleb d. 24th Apr. 1779, a. 66; bur. Conn. Farms; w. n. ch. 
Asher, Josiah, Daniel, Phebe Tuttle, Prudence Durand ; br. in 1. 
Joseph Riggs. 

Daniel d. 6th Jan. 1732, a. 67 ; w. n. ch. Sarah, Mary Ward, 
Abigail Roberts, Esther Tichenor, and Dorcas Bruen ; g. ch. Joshua 
Ward. 

Obadiah Bruen, was sec. son of John, Esq., of Bruen 
Stapleford, Cheshire ; and bapt. 25th Dec. 1606 ; descend, 
of Kobt. Le Brun, of Stapleford, 1230 ; came into Ply- 
mouth jurisdiction from Eng. with wi. Sarah, 1610 ; rem_ 
to Gloucester; was freeman 1612, and selectman in fol- 
lowing years ; rep. 1647-51 ; then rem. to Pequot and 
was town clerk 15 years ; was rep. and is named in the 
Charter of Conn., 1662. Their ch. were Hannah, b. 
1613 ; John, 1616 ; and Rebecca, wi. of Thomas Post, of 
Norwich. 

Hannah m. John Baldwin, Sr. ; and was living in 1680 appa- 
rently, and her aged parents also. 

John m. Esther Lawrence; d. bef. 1696; had Eleazer, Joseph, 
John, and trad, says a dau. wi. of Joseph Baldwin. Eleazer, w. 
1711, n. ch. Eleazer, Obadiah, and Timothy. Ruth, his sec. wi. d. 
1717, leaving Obad. in care of her broth. Nathaniel Baldwin ; Tim. 
with Jonathan ; "to learn their trades," being then 7 years of age. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 113 

Eleazev m. Charity Gilbert; had Elojlzcr, Caleb, and James. Timo- 
thy m. Phebe Cunfield. They had Timothy, David, Jeremiah, 
Elijah, and Sarah. lie d. oth Aug. 1778, a. 08. His son Timothy 
m. Lydia Crane; w. 1798, n. ch. Thaddeus, Nathaniel, Josiah, 
Josephus, Phebe and Charlotte Farrand, and Catharine Crane. 
Obadiah m. Dorcas Brown ; had Daniel, Abigail Harrison, and 
Dorcas Farrand ; by sec. wi. Hannah Wood, hatl Obadiali, Abra- 
ham, whose descendants are in Virginia, Mary Brown, Sarah Hughes, 
and Experience, who d. unm. He d. 4th June, 1774, a. 64, Joseph 
d. 1st Feb. 1753, a. 86; had David, Huth Avi. Caleb Davis, and 
perhaps more. David m. Phel)e dau. Christopher Wood ; had Jo- 
seph, Elias, Jalnsh, Elizal)eth, Phebe; and by sec. wi. Phebe 
Crane wid. Laurence, hail Benjamin, Jonatlian and Baniabas. 
,M)i m. :Mary dau. Seth Tompkins; d. 8th Sept. 1767, a. 77 ; had 
Joshua, Joseph, John, Stephen a bach., Esther Ball, Hannah Ball, 
Rebecca Ileadley, Sarah Hayes, and Mary Duranil. Joslma m. a 
dau. of Aaron Baldwin ; d. 24th Aug. 1776, a. ;}8; had John and 
Esther. Joseph d. 21st Mar. 1810, a. 75; bur. Conn. Farms; had 
Steplien, .Joseph, Sarah Crowell, Phelie Howell, and f^sther Yonng. 
.John m. Mary Ball ; d. 1759; had Thomas, and Sarah the lirst wi. 
of Jolui Morris, His wid. m. Thomas Longworth, Esq. 

ErnRAiM BuRWELL, was son of John from Hertford- 
sliire, tlien of Wetherstield, and at Milford 1639 ; broth, 
of Zachariah, John, Samuel, Nathan, and Eliz. In 1712 
wid. Burwell had lands next Zachariah. At court 1714, 
John, Joseph, and Nathaniel ; Jos. and Nat. perhaps of 
Ephraim. 

Zachariah Burwell m. Eliz. dau. Eichard Baldwin 
in 1663; supposed was b. in Eng. They had John, 
Zachariah, Esther wi. John Williamson, and Ehzabeth 
wi. James Clizbe. She was a wid. in 1711 when she 
conv. lands to her dau. Mary wife of Amos Whittemore, 
prob. son of John of Charlestown, and b. 1681, and g. s. 
of Thomas Whittemore. Zach. and Eliz. conveyed their 
lands to their ch. in 1712, reserving the use to themselves. 
John, perhaps g. s. of Zach., d. 21st Aug., 1777, a. 70, in 
Morris Co. 

William Camp, of ]\[ilford, and Mary Smith, of New 
Haven, were m. by Dep. Gov. Gilbert, Jan. 1661 ; was 
prob. relative of Nicholas, who was early at Wethers- 
field, and at Milford, 1639, and of Edward at N. H., 
15 



114 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

1643. At Milford they had John, 1662, Mary, 1661, 
Sarah, 1666, and at Newark, Samuel, in 1669. Wm. 
was living 1699; Mary, 1694. 

Samuel d. 38tli Sept., 1744, a. 75 ; Joliauna. his wi. 8th Aug., 
1763, a. 87 ; had Nathaniel^ Samuel and Joseph. Nathaniel d. 15th 
June, 1789, a. 82; had William, and w. n. ch. Nathaniel; g. ch. 
Joseph and Stephen, sons of John : Mary and Hannah Camp ; 
Hannah Kinnej^ ; Elizabeth Burnet ; Lydia and Eliz. Griffith ; and 
Eliz. Tichenor. William d. 1777 a prisoner of war in New York ; 
had Isaac, David, and Mary wi. John P. Crane. John m. Sarah 
Sargeant; d. town collector, 22d Aug., 1769, a. 36. Nathaniel m. 
Rachel Crane ; d. 22d June, 1827, a. 87 ; had Doct. Stephen, John, 
William, Aaron, Phel^e White, Elizabeth Hinsdale, Hannah Tuttle, 
Rachel Bruen, Abby, wi. Jos. Beach, and Mary, wi. Cyrenus Beach. 
Samuel d. 11th Apr., 1777, a. 72; w. n. ch. Job, Samuel, Anna, 
Mary, and Phebe. Job, w. 1796 n. ch. James, Daniel, and Sarah ; 
wi. Polly. Samuel d. 20th Mar., 1800, a. 55; bur. Orange; w. n. 
sist. Phebe Brown, Sarah wi. Thomas Baldwin; neph. Moses Tiche- 
nor; — and "for the advancement of religion and knowledge in 
Morris Co.," Elder Noah Crane and Joseph, son of deacon Bethuel 
Pierson, he made trustees of his estate. Joseph^ Esq., d. 20th Oct., 
1780, a. 70 ; by wi. Patience had Caleb and Ephraim ; by sec. wi., 
Joanna, wid. Samuel Conger, had Joanna, wi. Elias Beach. Caleb, 
Esq., an active whig in the revolution, d. 9th Apr., 1817, a. 85, 
fath. of Joseph W., late sheriff. Ephraim settled at Cheapside ; 
was fath. of Joseph. Joanna had David, Caleb, Ephraim, Eunice, 
Phebe, Rachel, and Mary. 

Matthew Campfield, at New Haven, 1640 ; swore 
■allegiance 1644 ; m. Sarah Treat, of Wethersfield ; had 
Samuel 1645, Sarah 1647, Ebenezer 1649, Matthew 1650. 
Hannah 1651, Eachel 1652 ; rem. to Norwalk and had 
Jonathan and Mary; was rep. 1654 until the union of 
Conn, and N. H colonies, and after in 1665. His name 
is in the royal chart, as petitioner and grantee. He d. 
bef June, 1673 ; w, n. ch. Samuel, Ebenezer, Mat- 
thew, Jonathan, Mary, Hannah, Sarah ; wi. Sarah. 

Samuel ret. to Noi-walk Iwf. 1673, if in Newark ; m. a dau. of 
Francis Willoughby ; in list ot Norwalk had one ch. 1672. 

Ebenezer d. Nov. 1694 ; w. n. wi. Bethia, and son Joseph. 
Deacon Joseph d. 14th Dec, 1733, a. 52 ; had Ebenezer, Abiel, and 
Benjamin. Benjamin d. 15th Oct., 1738, a. 28. His wid., Meheta- 
ble, was third wi. <)f Dr. Wm. Turner, ancestor of distinguished 
oiRcers in the U. S. N, She d. in Morris Co., 1777, a. 62, where 
her son Jabez Campfield was a physician. Abiel d. 1745; w. n. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 115 

son Abicl, sist. Betliia "WliCfltT, ami Kaflifl C'ullir. His wid., 
Joanna, m. Jolm Tattle. El)cnczer tl. 10th Juni', 17H.5. a. ?:; ; Ijur. 
Orange ; had .Joseph, Ebenezer, and Sarah. 

M.vrriiEW d. Ix-f. 1705, k'aving .Tohn " the son and lawful heir 
of Matthew Caniptiekl lately deeeasetl." .John had a wi.. Deborah, 
in Feb., 1705 : purchased of C. IJall oO acres near the nioinitaiu in 
1707; rem. west, and d. 5th Au«;., 1741, a. 64; Imr. at Whippany. 
John, d. at Hanover, 4th ;May, 1772, a. 00 : was, perhajjs, broth, ol' 
Matthew, the father of Robert B., Es(j.. and g. s. of John, of 1741. 

JoNATiiAX d. 1088 ; no ch. El)enezer and ;Matthew tot)k estate 
by bis will. 

JoHX Catlix, was at Wethersfield 1662, of Branford 
1666, and was ncph. of Lawrence Ward. Ilis moth. 
Isabel had sec. liusb. Joseph Baldwin, of Milford, and 
Hadley. John and Mary Catlin sold to Henry Lyon and 
rem. to Deerfield bef. 1684. They had John, Joseph, 
Jonathan, and Eliz., who m. James Corse. She, with 
Joseph and Jonathan, were killed l)y the French and 
Indians in the assault 29th Feb., 170-4. 

Jasper Crane, Crayne, or Crain, was one of the 
original settlers of the New Haven colony ; signed the 
first agreement -Ith June, 16-49, at a general meeting of 
all the free planters, in Mr. Newman's barn ; took the 
oath of fidelity at the organization of the government 
with Campfield, Pennington, Gov. Eaton, and others ; in 
1644 was "freed from watching and trayning in his own 
person, because of his weakness, but to find one for his 
turn ;" was a member with Treat of the General Court ; 
many years a magistrate ; at E. Haven was interested in 
a bog-ore furnace in 1651 ; rem. to Branford 1652 ; with 
others would have settled on the Delaware, but was 
hindered by the Dutch. His w. 1678, n. ch. Joiix, Aza- 
RIAH, Jasper, and Hannah Huntington, g. d. Hannah 
Huntington. John to have his '' silver bole." Deliver- 
ance bapt. 1642, d. childless. Maiy 1). 1645, m. Jonathan 
Bell, of Stamford; had Jonathan and 2 dau., and d. 1671. 

John d 1694, a. 59 ; w. n. ch. John, Jasper, Daniel, and Sarah. 
Juhn d: 22a Felj., 1739, a. 08 ; l)ur. at Whippany ; w. n. ch. Ed- 



116 THE SETTLEMENT OF "NEWARK. 

moncl, Ainos, Mary Hamilton, Aliigail, \vi. Ste])lien Ward, and 
Keziali Cantield. Jituper, w. 1749, n. cli. David, Joseph, Solo- 
mon, Sarali Barber, and Hannah Kingsland, Daniel d. 8th Sept., 
1747, a. 68; had Daniel, Joshua, Moses, Phineas, Jeremiah, Pa- 
tience, Joanna Yomig, and Lydia Comlis. 

Deacon Azariaii m. Mary Treat ; in the " overturn of the govern- 
ment by the Dutch, etc., was betrusted with the concerns of lion, 
fa til. -in-law, Mr. Roljt. Treat;" and appears to have outlived all 
the original settlers ; left his silver bowl to be used in the church 
in Newark forever ; and d. otli Nov., 1730, a. 83. His w. n. cli. 
Nathcmiel, Asariah, John, Bohert, Mary Baldwin, and Jane Richards. 
Nathaniel, w. 1760, n. ch. William, eldest, Noah, Nathaniel, Eliza- 
beth Young, Jane Smith, g. d. Al^igail Richards. Amriah had 
Azariah, Job, Gamaliel, Ezekiel, Josiali, Moses, and Stephen. Aza- 
riah 3d. d. 1752, w. \\. ch. Silas, Daniel, Caleb, Sarah, and 
Rebecca. Nathaniel and Azariaii peo2)led Cranetown, alias, Mont 
clair. John d. 5tli Sept., 1776, a. 81 ; av. n. ch. Jonas, a minor, 
named for a son, d. 24th Jan., 1745, a. 27 ; Samuel, John, Obadiah, 
Eliakim, Elias, Matthias, and Beniamin. Jonas, of 1745, was fatli. 
of Rufus. Bolert d. 14th July, 1755, a. 71 ; w. n. ch. Timothjr, 
Isaac, Josiah, Mary, Phebe, andLydia. Timothy d. 22d Feb., 1786, 
a. 60 ; w. n. ch. Timothy, son of br. Isaac, and Sayres, son of br. 
Josiah. Mary m. David Hayes, Lydia m. Timothy Bruen, Eunice 
m. David Johnson. 

Jasper m. Joanna Swaine ; was member of Assembly 1704, in 
Cornbury's time ; d. 16tli Mar., 1712, a. 62 ; w. n. ch- Joseph, EUhu, 
Dafvid, Jonathan, and Sarah Wheeler. Joseph, Esq., m. Abigail 
Lyon ; d. 1726, a. 50,; w. n. ch. Benjamin, Ezekiel, Isaac, Israel, 
Josiah, Joseph, Abigail, and Joanna. Israel d. 1st Aug. 1785 ; w. 
n. ch. Israel, Rachel Camp, Mary WoodrutF, Lucy Clizbe, Esther 
Eagles, s. in 1. James Clizbe. Ezekiel, av. dated 1787, n. ch. Joseph, 
dec. Elias, .Joanna Plum, Rachel Lyon, dec, Phebe Ball, dec, 
Sarah, dec. Joseph's A\dd., Eliz., m. Paul Day; her w. 1785, n. ch. 
.John, Benjamin, David, dec, Joseph, Isaac, Abigail, Pliel)e and 
Elizabeth.' Josiah, av. 1786, n. ch. Obadiah, Josiah, and Elias, 
dec, Lois Hinman, Betsy Pool, Mary Harrison, Joanna Heard, and 
Jerusha BroAVTi ; wi. Phebe. Joanna m. Samuel Conger. Eliliu d. 
27th Apr., a. 43 ; av. n. ch. Lewis, Christopher, Charles, Eliliu, 
Isaac, Hannah, and Phebe ; wi. Mary ; had sons-in-law Rev. Dr. 
Carmichael, and Dr. Moses Scott. Mary, his wid., Avas sec Avi. 
Rev. Jona. Dickinson. Lewis w. 1776, ii. ch. Isaac, Marv, Joanna, 
Charles, and Phebe, both minors. Elihu d. 4tli Feb., 1786, a. 60 ; 
" an elder in the Christian church ;" had Elihu, Isaac Watts, John 
Austiu, and Martha, Avi. Rev. John Crocs, Bishop of N. J. Lieut. 
David d. 16tli May, 1750, a. 57 ; av. u. ch. Jedidiah, David, Joseph, 
Abigail Johnson, Phebe LaAvrence, Mary Ailing, Dorcas, and Sarah ; 
Avi. Mary. Jedidiah d. 10th Sept., 1785, a. 69; had wi. Elizabeth; 
no ch. n. in will. David m. Abigail Ogden, sec. Avi. ; av. n. ch. 
Stephen, Jedidiah, .Joseph, Aaron, David, and Phebe Davis ; he d. 
6th Mar., 1794, a. 73. Joseph d. 21st Nov., 1789, a. 57 ; av. n. ch. 
Phineas, James, John, Sarah, Hannah, Avi. John Giftbrd, Abigail, 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 1 1 7 

wi. Uriah James, and Mary, wi. .John Baldwin. Jonathan, Esq., 
m. Sarah Treat; d. 2.5th June, 1744, a. GO; w. n. cli. Samuel, Calel), 
Elijah, Neheniiah, John Treat, and 'Shny Johnson ; wi. Sarah. 
Caleb, Esq., d. 16th July, 179:5, a. 80; bur. Orange; w. n. ch. 
John, Sarah, Hannah Harrison, and Phel)e Williams. Elijah m. 
Rachel Beach; d. 24th A])r., 1790, a. 74; w. n. cli. Elijah" Jona- 
than, Rebecca, Lucy, and Phebe ; had also Rachel Sickles, Han- 
nah Baldwin, Al)igail Spinning, Annis ^Yhittemore, and a dau. 
who m. a loyal physician, son of loyal Rev. Isaac Browne, of 
Trinity Church, Newark Phebe m. Zephaniah Grant. Nehemiah 
d. 11th Aug., 1751, a. 83; had Jonathan, who m. Rachel Clizbe ; 
and they had Nehemiah J. John Treat Crane had Aaron. 

Miscellaneous. — Edmond Crane, Morris Co., w. 17()1 ; n. cli. 
Stephen, Josiah, Ezekiel, John, James, David; jjr. in 1. Joseph 
Kitchel. Elias Crane, w. 1789 ; n. ch. David, Sarah Tichenor, 
Phebe Cadmus, g. d., Abigail and j\Iary, ch. of dau. Mary Smith, 
dec. ; Sayers Crane, son of John, and David, Ex'i-s. Christoplier 
Crane w. 1760 ; n. ch. Nathaniel, Nehemiah, Jacob, and Calel), and 
l)rother Caleb. 

Capt. Jonx Curtis was son of John ami Elizal)etli, ol' 
Stratford, Conn. ; had 4 brothers ; no descendants on 
record. In 1694 John and Hannah his wi. sold Lands to 
Cornehus Roullesson, "of Oughquickanon." lie d. ITtli 
Sept., 1704, a. 62. 

Robert Dalglish, or Douglass, m. Mary Denison, 
dau. of Robert ; had Jonx, Samuel, and Esther ; d. aft. 
1693. 

John m. Sarah dau. Nath. Ward ; had Nathaniel, Samuel, j\hu-y, 
Phebe, and Rachel; Sarah wid. adm. 1720, 

Samuel m. Abigail Tompkins bef. 1688. Nath. and Sam. sons 
of John were living 1730. Nath , perhaps, jr., was at Hanover in 
1764. 

Stephen Davis was of Hartford 1646; freeman of 

Conn. 1648 ; had sec. wi. wid. of John Ward, Jr. ; d. ab. 

1691 ; had Thomas, John, and Jonathan ; the first two 

divided lands in 1692 ; and in 1694 took lands in right 

of their father, an old settler, he being dec. 

Thomas d. 20th Jan., 1738, a. 78; w. n. ch. Thomas, eldest, 
Jonathan, Stephen, James, Apphia Vanderpool, Sarah Ball, an(l 
Mary Wolcott ; s. in 1. John Vanderpool. Thoniux, Sen-, d. 12th 
Oct., 1 7.^14, a. 67, and Jonathan, his broth., adm. ./cnHfi*: av, 1748 ; 
n. ch. Thomas, Mary, -Rebecca, ]\Iargaret, and Sarah. Thomas, 
Bloomfield, 1780 : w. n. ch. James, Mary, andLcttice; wi. Sarah: 

John does not appear on record after 1694. 



118 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

JoNATiL-VN d. 1G90, audTliomas and John adm. Caleb, trad, son 
of Caleb son of Jonathan, m. Ruth, dau. of Joseph Bruen ; they 
had Joseph, Mary Ward, Pliel^e Baldwin, Elizabeth Carter, Sarah 
Smith, and Joanna Morris. He d. 18th Oct., 1780, a. 66 ; Ruth d. 
5th June, 1793, a. 76. Deacon Joseph d. 5tli June, 1827, a. 74. 

Samuel Davis, from Stratford, in 1713, bought of John Gardner 
" upland at the mountain 50 acres. His w. 1733 ; n. ch. Ebenezer, 
Timothy, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane, and Eunice. Abigail, his 
Avid. d. 1st June, 1778, a. 90. He may have been b. 1672 and son 
of Wm. of Northampton, if not of Thomas, John, or Jonathan, 
sons of Stei^heu. 

George Day m. Mary dau. Bdward.Riggs; had Paul, 
George and Samuel; d. bef. 1685; and liis wid. m. An- 
thony Oliff, or Olive. 

Paul d. ab. 1712 ; Phebe wid. atlm. 

George had sec. wi. Phebe in 1711 ; perhaps had son John, 
who with John Brown and Amos Roberts adm. 1720. 

Samuel, w. 1715, n. wi. Abigail, son David, and perhaps another. 

Miscellaneous. — David Day, New Providence, 1754 ; w^ n. ch. 
Abigail, Sarah, Mary, Jemima, and Susanna ; l)ro. Samuel Day ; s. 
in 1. Wm. Maxwell. 

Capt. Samuel Day m. Abigail Carter; d. 25th Mar., 1777, a. 
63 ; may have been bro. of David and posthumous son of Samuel ; 
w. Morris Co., 1777 ; n. ch. Jeduthun, Samuel, Jehiel, David, 
Robert, Abraham and Jared ; g. ch. John and Abigail ch. of Ezekiel. 
Silas Day, Morris Co., 1763; w. n. Ezekiel, his bro., with the 7 
others. Martin Day, w. 1777 ; n. ch. Absalom, Susanna, and 
Sarah ; wd. Sarah. 

Daniel Day, Mendham, 1760; w. n. ch. Benjamin, Samuel, 
Zekiel, Artemus, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Timothy, Daniel, Desire, 
and Mary. Daniel, Morris Co., 1781 ; w. n. ch. John, Timothy, 
Sally, Abigail, and Mary; wi. Mary. TimotJiy d. 23d Oct., 1812, a. 
75 ; bur. Madison ; perhaps des. of George. 

Joseph Day. Hanover, 1774 ; w. n. ch. Jonathan. Anws.^ Thomas, 
Paul, and Stephen. Deacon Paul d. 30th Oct., 1802, a. 78 ; bur, 
Madison. Deacon Amos d. 26th Dec, 1802, a. 83 ; bur. Conn. 
Farms ; w. n. ch. Joseph, Amos, Aaron, and Phebe ; prob. des. of 
Paul. 

EoBERT Denison was at Milford 1645 ; had John, b. 

1654, Sam. b. 1656, Esther 1658, Hannah 1662, and Mary 

wi. Rob. Dalghsh. He d. bef. 1676 when a survey was 

made for his wid. Esther. 

John, w. 1694 ; n. sist. Esther, Hannah, and Sarah ; cousins 
(nephews) John, Samuel, and Esther, ch." of sist. Mary, dec, and 
cousin Jolin Brown. In 1705, John Dalglish and Thomas Hayes, 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 119 

having equal rights, divided John Dcnison's lands and meadows ; 
the south side of the home lot to Thomas Hayes, a part of which 
is yet in possession of descendants : Tlionuis m. a Denison accord- 
ing to tradition. 

Stepiiex Feeemax was at Arilford in 16-16 ; ni. Han- 
nah dau. of Capt. Astwood ; bad Hannah b. 1655, ^Sfaiy 
1658, Samuel 1662 ; was dismissed to Fairfield church 
1661 ; w. 1667 n. ch. Samuel, Hannah Mary, ^fartha, 
and Sarah, and wi. Hannah, who subsequently may have 
m. Eobert Porter of Farmington, it is said. 

Samuel m, Elizalieth Brown ; had Stephen, " Iwrn in Newark," 
d. in Morris Co., 21st Oct., 1782, a. 86 ; and Samuel, d. 21st Oct., 
1782, a. 86 ; bur. at Orange, perhaps others. 

Sarah, in 1688, m. Thomas Judd, of Waterlniry. 

Miscellaneous. — Benjamin, d. r7th Jan., 1789, a. 77. in 3Iorris 
Co., w. n. ch. Gilman, Jacob, Samuel, Benjamin, f]lizal)cth John- 
son, and Rachel M"Courcey. Stephen, jun., at Hanover, 1762 ; n. 
br. in 1. Matthew Fairchlld. Were they not sons of Stephen :? 
Jedediah, d. Oct., 1811, a. near 86; Abel 30th Apr., 1803, a. 78 ; 
both bur. at Orange ; where in 1746 were Deacon Sam. and Sam., 
jr., one of whom brought two wolves' heads to Sam. Harrison in 
1744 who " markc it according to law and gave him a ticket for 
the same." Jedidiah, Abel, and Sam., were they not sons of the 
Deacon i 

EiCHARi) Harrison, father and son, from West Kirby, 
in Cheshire, were at New Haven 1661. Richard sen. took 
oath of allegiance ; rem. to Branford and d. Oct. 1653 ; 
his dau. Mary m. Thomas Pierson, and Elizabeth m. John 
Morris. Sargent Richard Harrison, had Samuel, Ben- 
jamin, 1655, John, Joseph, George 1658, Daniel and 
Mary. 

Samuel m. Mary Ward ; w. pr. Dec. 1724 : n. ch. Samuel, John, 
^Mary Cundit, Sarah Ward, wi. Nathaniel, Susanna wi. Sam. Ward, 
jr., Abigail, and Ellenor. Samuel was up and doing 173;j, "quali- 
fied to the commission 'of the peace," 1743, an active anti-renter 
and "Indian purchase" man 174."), living and busy 1763; had 
Amos, says trad. Amos, Estj., d. 3d ]\Iar., 178o, a. 74 ; w. n. ch. 
Reuben, Simeon, Isaac, Ellenor Smith, ^lartha Davis, Jemima 
Ogden, and Ruth Mun. Isaac, w. 1786, n. ch. Thomas, James, 
Samuel, and Amos ; bro. Simeon, and bro. in 1. Josiah Quinl)y 
John, sen., d. 18th Oct., 1762, a. 74 ; had wi. Agnes in 1732, when 
Elizabeth, a dau., a. 18, died. 

Benjamix and wi. Marv were living in 1713 ; had son Abraham. 



120 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Jemima, a dau. of Abraham and Hamiali, d. 1st June, 1735, a. 5 ; 
bur. Orange. 

John d. ab.'^16T6; his bro. Sam. adm. Sam., wlao d, 1705, and 
had wi. Sarali, may liave been son of John. Dan. Dod, adm. 

Joseph m. Dorcas Ward ; was living in 1642, a. 93, and then tes- 
tified concerning tlie purcliase in 1666, and bounds of the town; 
hiswi. d. 25th Jan., 1738, a. 76 ; bur. at Orange; had Joseph, Ste- 
2)7t,en, Richard, Nathaniel, Eliz. wi. Caleb Baldwin, Phebe wi. John 
Ward, and Mary Safron. Joseph m. Martha Sergeant ; they had 
Hannah wi. Sam. Williams, Dorcas wi. Lindsley, and Martha wi. 
Josiah Quinby ; by sec. wi. Mary Tompkins had David, Phebe 
Pierson, Mary Peck, Sarah Dodd, Joanna Jones, Eliz. AVilliams, 
Richard, Joseph, Lydia .Jones, and Jared. Stephen d. 24th Mar., 
1786, a. 88 ; perhaps t of Stephen, Esq., d. 1812, a. 78. liichard d. 
16th May, 1786, a. 95; perhaps f. of Richard d. 30th Apr., 1822, a. 
79 '. Nathaniel d. 24th Jan., 1779, a. 74 ; all bur. Orange. 

George d. 22d Apr., 1715, a. 57; w. n. ch. Isaac, George, and wi. 
Mary. Oeorge d. 21st Jan., 1753, a. 62; w. n. ch. Caleb, Phelie 
Camp, and wi. Azubah. Caleb d. 23d May, 1788, a. 67 ; w. n. ch. 
George, Isaac, Azubah, Mary, and Phebe ; wi. Abigail ; s, in 1. 
Edward Earle. Capt. George, and Isaac, bur. at Bloomfield. 

Daniel d. 10th Dec.\l838, a. 77; w. n. ch. Daniel, Moses. 
Abigail Farrand, Lydia Baldwin ; g. s. Jonathan ; son of Jonathan 
who d. Dec, 1732, a. 21 'i Daniel, d. 19th Oct., 1748, a. 47. 
Moses d. 18th Feb., 1763, a. 57 ; w. n. ch. Jonas, Anna, Damaris, 
Abigail, and Sarah ; Jonas, his son, and Jabez, ex. Jonas, w. 1799, 
n. ch. Aaron, Daniel, Moses, Jabez, Sarah, Esther, Lydia Nixon, 
and Polly Force, Jonathan was fath. of Daniel, Mary Ransley, and 
two wives of Sayres Roberts. Jabez, perhaps son of Daniel 1748, 
d. 15th Mar., 1768, a. 40 ; w. n. Daniel, Uzal, and Eliphalet John- 
son, sons of sist. Abigail, dec. ; Jabez Harrison, son of sist. Lydia 
Sayre, "to have silver handle sword, carbine, and pistols; Jona. 
Sayre to have lands. Lydia Johnson, " dafter" of sist. Eunice 
Conger, is named in his will. 

Thomas Huntington was a freeman of Conn, in 1657, 
and was a bro. of Simon and Christopher, sons of that 
Simon who died on the passage from England to Boston 
in 1633. Margaret wid. of Simon lived at Eoxbury, rem. 
to Windsor with sec. husb. Tho. Stoughton of Dorchester. 
He m. Hannah dau. of Jasper Crane ; had Samuel and 
Hannah, and d. aft. 1684. His wid. was sec. wi. of John 
Ward, sr. 

Samuel, heir at law of Thomas, and wi. Sarah, in 1702 sold 
lands. His w. prov. 1712 n. ch. Thomas, Simon, and Hannah. 
Thomas had wi. Susanna; both living in 1722. Simon d. 17 July 
1770, in Morris Co., a. 74. His w. n. In-o. Samuel ; ch. Samuel, 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 121 

Eunice Ogdeu, Phel^e Gard, Eliz Person, and Sarah Winter; and <^. 
s. Simon jr. son of John. His bro. d. 7 Sept. 1748, a, 74. 

The idle tradition, current in very many families, that three 
brothers came from Eniiland together, is true of the Iluntingtons. 
The name in the line of Thomas is said to be extinct. 

Tiio^UAS JoHXSOX, was son of Robsrt who came early 

to New Haven from IIiiU, Kng., and in 1546 claimed 

lauds of his dec. bro. John, and d. ab. 1677, leaving sons 

Thomas, John, William the gr. fath. of Doct. Samuel 

Johnson, famous in Episcopacy, and Jeremiah. Thomas 

took the oath of fidelity in 1617 ; had Joseph b. 1651, 

John 1654, Eliphalet 1658, Thomas 1664, and Saving, 

bapt. 1659. He d. 5 Nov. 1694 a. 64; Ellena his wi. 2 

Nov. 1694 a. 61. His w. n. ch. Joseph, Joiix, TiK)>rAS, 

and Eliphalet. 

Joseph m. Rebecca Pierson ; in 1GC8 he l)eat the Drum morning 
and evening for the town; d. 11th ]\Iar., 1733, a. 83; had Joseph, 
and Margaret, wi. Joseph Brown. His wi. dau. of Rev. Ab. Rer- 
son, d. 8th Nov. 1732, a. 78. Joseph's w. 1765, n. ch. James, Benja- 
min, Robert, Pliebe Atwood, Exijerience Govemcur ; and g. s. 
Jonathan. Jonathan d. 15th Dec, 1785, a. 30; w. n, sist. Rebecca, 
and IMargaret Moore ; neph. John Johnson Sayres, ? niece Margaret 
Sayres. Benjamin d. 8th Nov., 1801, a. 73 ; w. n. ch. John, Daniel, 
William, James, David, Amos, Rachel Lemon, Eliz. Cravat, Hannah 
Jacobs, Rebecca Cole, and Lydia Thomson. 

JoiTN ; nothing positive known of him ; may liave rep. in Morris 
County. 

Eliphalet, Esq., d. 20th Apr., 1718, a. 60 ; w. n. ch. EUplmht, 
Nathaniel., John, Samuel, Tiniothi/, Deborah, and Phebe ; wi. Abi- 
gail. His first wi. Deborah, dau. of John Ward, d. aft. 1700. 
Col. EUphaUt d. 13th Nov., 1760, a. 64; w. n. "wife's sist. son 
Samuel Cocker." Nathaniel, Esq., m. Sarah Ogden ; d. 6th Apr., 
1765, a. 67 ; had Rev. Stephen, Da^ad, Thomas, Martha Ward, and 
Catharine Banks. Rev. Stephen grad. Yale 1743, m. in 1744 J^liza- 
lietli dau. of Wm. Diodati of New Haven ; her f. was a gr. son of 
•lohn Diodati, Prof Pliilos. at Geneva, and Commentator on tlie 
Bible. Rev. Steplicu settled at Lyme 1746 ; was a distinguished 
religious and political writer, and did much to advance the cause of 
fi-eedom in the revolutionary i)eriod. He d. 8th Nov., 1786, or 8, 
a. ab. 63; and in the fortieth year of his ministry. He had Diodati, 
Nathaniel, William, Stephen, Elizabeth, Sarah Banks wi. John 
Griswold , Catharine wi. Rev. Rich'd Elliot, Abigail wi. Sam, 
Leverett ; and by sec. wi. had Marv, Avi. Rev. ^Matthew Noyes, 
David m. Eunice Crane ; d. 22d Oct.^ 1776, a. 56 ; w. n. ch. *Na-. 
thaniel, David, Jotham, Jabcz, Timothy C, Phebe, wi. Daniel 
Johnson, and Martha, wi. Aaron Day. Thomas rem. to Hanover : 

16 



122 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

had Stephen, and Mary. Capt. John m. Elizal^eth Ogden ; d. 4th 
Oct., 1752, a. 37; w. n. ch. Elii^halet, Uzal, John, David, Abigail, 
Phebe. Kezia, Comfort, Martha, Sarah, and Elizabeth Crane. Capt. 
Eliphalet d. 10th May, 1795, a. 68 ; had Doct. Uzal, Doct. John, 
Doct. David, Aaron, Daniel, and Eliz. Camtield. Uzal had Theo- 
doras, and Gabriel. .John m. sec. \vi. Abigail Canfield ; had John 
C, Charles, Ogden, Abby, and Lillis, named for first wi. dec. 19th 
Oct., 1772, a. 21. Samuel d. 14th Mar., 1777, a. 71 • had Jediah, 
Moses, and a dan., wi. of Joseph Canfield. Moses, w. 1777, u. sist 
Eliz. Nichols' sons, David, Jediah Johnson, Isaac, Samuel, and 
Moses; sist. Hannah Crane's ch. Sears, Azariah, and Matthias; 
sisters Margaret Shipman, Abigail Johnson, Deborah Beach ; neph. 
Isaac Shipman, and Jediah Beach ; Ijrs. in 1. John Crane and 
Robert Nichols. Timothy had a dau. who m. Calel) Camp. Heze- 
l-iaJi had "land in common with Elipli., Nath., Sam., and John," 
perhaps was their bro. His wi. 1766, n. ch. Matthew, Joseph, Eliza- 
beth, Phebe, Joanna, and Jemima ; and g. s. Samuel. 

Thomas m. Sarah Swaine ; rem. to Elizabethtown ; w. 1732, n. 
ch. Elieneser, Sarah Canfield, Deborah Smith, and Hannah Keen. 
Ebe?ieze), Eliz. town, w. 1737, n. ch. Ebenezer, John, Sarah, and 
Abigail. May have rep. in Morris Co. 

John Johnson was bro. of Thomas, and son of Robert 
of New Haven 164:6 : in 1651 took oath of fidehty ; had 
Samuel 1653, Hannah 1656, John 1661, and Sarah 1664. 
In 1679 had a grant of land for one of his sons to build 
on. In 1680 John, the son, was admitted a Planter, with 
others "provided thev pay the purchase for what they 
have, as others." 

Miscellaneous. — In 1625 John Johnson, jr. had a son imder age. 
John Johnson d. 13 Nov. 1738 a 59; bur. Orange. In 1750 Jotin 
and John jr. were at Hanover. Marj', Avid. of John d. 21 Sep. 1774 
a. 91, in Morris Co. John, her son perhaps, d. 4 May 1776 a. 70, in 
Morris Co. His w. n. cli. Elisha, Jacob, Gershom, Joseph, Ann, 
Kezia, Lydia, Abigail, and Sarah dec. John, Hanover 1795 : w. n, 
ch. John, Jonathan, Daniel, Abner, Hannah, and Sarah. These 
may all be des. of John the son of Robert of New Haven ; proof is 
wanted. Hannah wid. of a. Sam. Johnson, adm. in 1730. She had 
sec. hus. Aaron Ball. 

Robert Kitcheli, left England 26th Apr. 1639 ; with 
Rev. Henry "Whitfield and others came to New Haven, it 
is said in the first ship that ever anchored in its Bay. On 
shipboard, or upon landing, the}^ drew up and signed a 
Plantation Covenant, "intending by God's gracious j^er- 
misson to plant ourselves in New England, and we will, 



GEXEALOGICAL NOTICES. 123 

the Lord assisting, sit down and join ourselves together in 

one certain plantation." to which all subscribed, Juno 

1639 ; Robert Kitchell's the first name. He was rep. from 

Guilford at New Haven in 1650, 'oiD, '61, '62, and '63; 

was older than most of the other settlers of Guilford ; ab. 

35 in 1639. They were men of considerable education, 

several from the Universities. He m. Margaret dau. of 

Doct. Edw. SheafFe, of Cranbrook, Kent, Eng. He had 

Samuel, Joaxna, and Sarah who died soon. 

Samuel m. Eliz. Wakcman at New Haven iu IGoT; had Sarah 
1657, Eliz. 1G59, Abigail 1601, Samuel, 3Iary, and Susanna; bj' 
sec. wi., Grace Pierson, had Al^rahani and Grace. He d. 26 Apr. 
1690 ; w. n. ch. Mary, Grace, Susanna, Abraham, Elizalx'th Tomp- 
kins, wi. of Seth ; Abigail "Ward, wi. of John ; loving wi. Grace ; 
and br. in 1. Aliraham Pierson. Mary m. Josiah Ward ; Susanna 
m. Jonathan Baldwin. A division made in 1099 may have been at 
his widow's death. Abraham's guardian then consenting. Abra- 
ham in 1714 had wi. Sarah and sold land in Newark, was Lieuten- 
ant in Capt. John Howard's comp. in Hanq^-er 1722; Justice "to 
keep the Peace" in Hunterdon 1725. He d. Deacon Abraham 
Kitchell, 2 Dec. 1741 a. 62; Sarah his wi. d. 30 Apr. 1745 a.' 66: 
both bur. at Whippany. 

Joanna m. Jeremiah Peck, a Cougregationalist, and apparently 
the first clergyman at Elizabethtown. 

Miscellaneous. — David Kitchell, Hanover, w. 1754 n. ch. Uzab 
Stephen, Zenas, and Abigail ; and bro. Joseph. Joseph Esq. d. 22 
May 1779 a. 69. John d. 9 Jan. 1777 a. 63; w. n. ch. Samuel, 
Matthew, Joseph, David, Benjamin, Phiueas, Bethuel, and Josiah. 
David, Joseph, John and Samuel who d 19th Nov. 1732, a. 28; 
were they not all sons of Deacon Abraham ? Abraham, Esq., d. 
11th Jan., 1807, a. 71 : Capt. Obadiah, Esq., d. Oct., 1798, a. 58 ; 
and Aaron, Esq., d. 25th Jan., 1820, a. 76; were these not sons of 
Joseph ? Mary Allis Kitchell, wi. of Paul Leonard, d. 29th Mar., 
1762, a. 47; "a lover of true Godliness, a pattern of Patience, 
meekness, temprance and Charat ;" bur. at Parsippany ; and Henry, 
an ensign in 1725 in Hunterdon Co. Were not all of these de- 
scendants of Samuel Kitchell, who d. in Newark in 1690 '. 

Deacon Eiciiakd Lawuexce, at Branford, 1646 ; had 
Bethia, and Esther, bapt. at Xew Haven. 1651, EleazcM- 
b. 1652, and Sarah 1657. His w\ prov. 1691 n. .s. in I. 
Steven Bond, and John Brnen. Sarah w. 1692 n. cous. 
Esther, and Jos. Brown ; Bethia. and Joseph Bond. 

Francis Linsley, or Lindslc^y, was l)ro. of John, jr.. 



124 THE SETTLEMENT OF Ts^EWAEK. 

and son of John, of Guilford, in 1650. In Branford 
church yard ;ire the grave stones of John, d. 1748, a, 
77 : John, d. 1787, a. 85 ; and Ebenezer, d. 1787, a. 76 ; 
descendants of John, jr. At Branford Francis had De- 
borah in 1656, Ruth 1658 ; he had also John, Ebexezek, 
Benjamin, Joseph, and Jonathan. He gave lands to 
Benj., Eben., Joseph, and Jonathan, in 1704. 

John was put "in peaceable aud quiet possession" by his father, 
of land and meadow in 1099 " by delivering him a coyned piece of 
silver money called a nine penny bitt, in name o£ said i)remises." 
John, of Hanover, County of Hunterdon, in 1726, sold meadow in 
Newark. He d. 27tli Oct., 1749, a. 82 ; bur. at Morristown. John, 
ir., (perhaps a sou) was "justice to keep the peace" in Hunterdon, 
"and d. in 1850, a. 56. His w. n. ch Stephen, eldest, Junia, Caleb, 
John, Levi, Demas, Philip, Phebe, Hannah, aud bro. Daniel. Ste- 
phen, d. 1750, a. 38 ; l)ur. at Madison. Juuia/d. 1770, a. 45 ; w. n. 
ch. Ephraim, Agur, Junia, Nehemiah ; wi. Hannah. Capt. John 
d. 1784, a. 56 ; w. n. ch. John, David, Stephen, Silas, Henry, Phebe, 
Eliza, and Joanna Broadwell. 

Ebenezer. d. 1st Nov., 1743, a. 78; bur. Orange, perhaps f of 
Ebenezer, and Benjamin. Ebenezer, w. 1784, n. ch. Jedediah, and 
Nathaniel; g. ch. Aaron Ball, Matthias, Eben, and Mary Dod; 
Rachel Mun ; Sam. Lindsley ; and wi. Elenor. Benjamin, d. 3d 
Sept., 1785, a. 70 ; w. n. ch. John, Sarah, and Eliz. and wi. Dorcas. 

Joseph, d. 1753, a. 77 ; bur. at Whippany. 

JON.A.THAN, was of Hauovcr in 1720, and sold laud " below the 
mountain." 

MiscELLATSTEOUS. — Elder Daniel Lindley, d. 1777, a. 77. Elder 
Timothy d. 1785, a. 57. Benjamin, Esq., d. 1811, a. 83, bur. Mor- 
ristown. Elihu Lindle, 1762, w. n. ch. Jabez, eldest, Elihu, Sarah, 
Elizabeth, and Kezia. 

Thomas Luddington, was a son of Wm., who rem. to 
New Haven from Charlestown, and d. at the East Haven 
iron works, in 1662, Soon after John Brooks' lots were 
laid out, he sold all his right and title unto Th. Luding. 
ton " his neighbor." In 1692 Ludington sold a part to 
Th. Brown. Tho. Ludington was of Hanover, in 1721. 
Th. Ludington and Sarah his wi. sold salt meadow in 
1731, perhaps Thos., jun., whose bro. John was the 
eldest. 
Robert Lyman, was a son of Richard, of Hartford, 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 12-) 

who was bapt. at Iligh Ongar, in 1580, and came with 
Eliot in the Lion, bringing T) cli. with him ; Robert, the 
youngest, b. in 1()2!:), ni. Hepzibah Bascom, in 16(52. 
They had Sam. d. bef. manhood. Thankful, Ilepzilxili, 
Pre.served, AV'ait, and Experience. Surveys were made 
for him in liuo, but in 1684, when he sold to Jasper 
Crane he was of Massachusetts. A hill, on which he 
died, in Northampton, is still named Robert's hill. John, 
broth, of Robt., m. Dorcas Plum, of Branford, rem. to 
Xorthampton, and had 6 sons and 4 daughters. 

Henry Lyox, was at Milford, 1646; m. only dau. of 
Wm. Bateman, at Fairfield, 1652 ; was dismissed irom 
Milford to Fairfield church 1664; was in Newark 1667; 
in Ehz. town with son Thomas in 1673, and in 1696. 
His w., date 1702, in Newark, n. ch. Samuel, Joseph, 
BEXJA:»rix, Ebenezer, Thomas, dec, Joiix, dec, Na- 
thaniel, dec, Dorcas, and Mary ; and wi. Mary. 

Samuel, w. 1705, n. cli. Samuel, Henry, -Joseph, John, .lames, 
Mary, Sarah, and Hannah ; and wi. Hannah. 

Joseph, w. 1726, n. ch. .loseph, Alngail Crane, s. in 1. Xatlian 
Foster, Samuel, and Daniel Sayres. 

Benjamin, Esq., w. 172G n. ch. Benjamin, Anne Canlield, and 
Joanna Prudeu; and wi. Bethya. Beujamin d. 7th Jan., 1747, a. oi}; 
w. n. ch. Benjamin, Moses, Matthias, Daniel, and Samuel ; g. s. 
Rufus Crane, s. in 1. Amos Day. His son Benjamin d. 31 July, 
1758, a 39 ; bur. Eliz. town ; w. n. ch. Benjamin, Mary, and ^Martha. 

Ebenezer, d. 31st Mar., 1739, a 69; bur. Elizabethtown; 

Thomas, d. 1694 ; Eliz. his wid. w. 1731, n. ch. IViomas, Lviac, 
Elizabeth, Annas 3Iills, and Penelope Thompson. 77ioma.s, w. 
1759 n. ch. Daniel youngest, and s. in 1. Samuel Bond. I.iaac d. 
3d Feb.. 1764, a. 72; w. n. ch. John, Eliphalet, ^Fattaniah, Abigail 
and Jane: and g. d. Lucy Pierson. Mattaniah d. 4 Feb., 1794, a. 
70; bur. Morristown ; w. n. ch. John Isaac, Closes, and Aaron; 
g. d. ]\Iary. 

John, d. 1G94; had wi. Hannah and 4 ch. 

Nathaniel, was livii\g in 1690, when Henry Lyon gave liis g. .>;. 
John Ward 6 acres, the same home lot sold by Lemuel Ward to 
Benj. Co; but d. bef. 1702. His ch. Avere 3Iary, and Elizabeth. 
His wid. ]\Iary m. a Potter. 

Miscellaneous. — David Lyon, 1742, had wi. Phebe, and l)rotli. 
Nathaniel, Josiah, Zopher, Jonathan, and Henry ; perhaps sous of 



126 THE SETTLEMENT OF^NEWARK. 

Capt. Henry -who d. 9tli Aug., 1735, a. 53. Of these Zophcr d. 
1744 ; \vi. Mary adm. David, and Jonathan had no ch. Josiah, w. 
1760, n. ch. Abraham eldest, David, Josiah, Ann. Phebe Halsey, 
Mary, andElizabeth. Jonathan, w. 1782, n. ueph. and niece Phebo 
Halsey, Lydia Parkhurst, Mary Ogdeu, Zopher and Henry Lyon, 
dec'd. in 1773, whose w. n. \vi. Hannah ; ch. Jonathan, Stephen, 
Zoplier, and Henry ; and broth. James Lyon. 

Thomas Lyon, 1785, w. n. ch. Elijah, Steijhen, Benjamin, Moses, 
Enos, John, and Sarah ; wi. Temperance. 

Daniel Lyon, 1796 ; w. n. ch. Abraham, Joseph,* Jacob, David, 
Daniel, Aaron, Moses, John, Stephen, Crecy, SaralT, Phebe, Joanna, 
and Anna ; wi. Eunice. 

Thomas Morris, signed the Plantation Covenant at 

New Haven, 1639, and appears to have signed the fanda- 

mental agreement in Newark, 1667. He had John, 

Eleazer, Ephraim, Thomas, and Joseph, and d. at New 

Haven in 1673 ; possibly Thom. in our record was in the 

original, John. John, at N. H. had wi. Ann, d. 166-1; on 

29th Mar., 1666, he m, Eliz. Lampson, wid. of John 

Lampson, and 16th Dec., 1666, John, son of Mr. John 

Morris was born, and did not die soon, as has been said, 

but lived four score years. In 1668, John and Eliz. 

Morris, " late of New Haven," were guardians of Hope- 

still Lyne, dan. of John Lyne, the first hus. of Eliz., and 

she was dau. of Eichard Harrison, of West Kirby, in 

Cheshire. John Morris d. ab. 1675 ; had John and 

Philip. 

Philip, was one of the three soldiers in 1690, "to be paid their 
wages for the time they were out," his half bro. Eleazer Lampson 
being another. Johanna, his wid. adm. in 1694. 

Capt. John, " eldest son and heir was satisfied with the disposal 
his mother made of the estate." He was High Sheriff of Essex Co. 
in 1700 ; d. 22d Oct., 1749, a. 83 ; Sarah his wi.'d. 3d Sep., 1739, 
a. 74. They had Steplien and John\ prob. others. Stephen d. in 
1781, a. 74. Was he not fath. of John, dec. 21 Nov.. 1778, a. 45, 
whose w. n. ch. Samuel, Zebulon, Sarah, Abigail, Deborah, and 
Mary ; and broth. Ephraim? Joliii. jr., 1729, av. ii. ch. Samuel, 
Zebulon, Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah; and prob. another. Samuel, 
w. 1759, n. ch. Mary Sarah, Betty, and " John not 14" : wi. Ellenor. 
John d. 13 Dec, 1819, a. 65. Zebulon d. in 1740 ; had property in 
Philad. and Newark. Daniel, Stephen, and Zebulon were cotem- 
porary, 1742. Daniel at Baskingridge, 1744. 



GE?^EALOGICAL XOTICES. 127 

Alexander Muxrow, or Monroe, was in Mass. bef. 
1651 ; probably a Scotchman, but not one of the Munrows 
taken prisoner by Cromwell at the battle ol' Worcester, 
1651 ; shipped in Nov. to be sold here. Alex. Monrow 
in 1684 sold "for six pounds, six acres and a half of up- 
land in the great neck, near Beef Point, in the I'ivershot;" 
made his mark X; then disappears. 

Mr. Jeremiah Peck, was son of Deac. \Vm. of N. 
Haven ; m. Joanna Kitchell ; taught a school in Guilford 
1650 ; afterward at N. Haven " to teach Latin, Greek, and 
Hebrew, and fit for College;" was preacher at Saybrook 
from 1661 to 1665; a minister of the Congregational 
order ordained 1669 ; in Newark 1670 ; rem. to Eliz'town ; 
probably minister there till 1678 ; rem. to Greenwich, 
Conn., and was the first settled minister there. Margaret, 
wid. of Kobert Kitchell in 1679 made her will, and d. in 
1682, at Greenwich. Joannah had 5 ch.. and they multi- 
plied. 

Ephraim Penxington, was the onl}- son of Ephraim, 
who in 1643 at New Haven took the oath of fidelity adm. 
by Gov. Eaton, he having taken it first. At a general 
court Oct., 1648, he was admitted a member and received 
the freeman's charge. In 1651, "a little island in the 
east river was granted him," each settler having at the 
first " 6 acres within the two miles in 3 parts." He d. in 
1660, leaving wid. Mary, and Ephraim, b. 1645, and Mary 
1646, who m. Jona. Tompkins. Ephraim m. Mary, dau. of 
John Brocket, a signer of the first covenant at New Haven, 
and of Wallingford in 1690. In 1673, when the Dutch ex- 
acted from the inhabitants the oath of allegiance, Ephraim 
and ten others were reported absent from " New Workc." 
He had Ephraim, and Judah ; and d. ab. 1694 when 
Mary his wid. adm. 

Epiikatm. settled west of the mountain, probably, with the emi- 
grants, his friends and neighbors. Timothy Pennington was at 



128 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Mendham in 1749 ; ay. n. ch. Elijah, Jonathan, and Ephraim ; _wi. 
Mary, and Joseph Dod, exrs. Ephraim Avas at court 1741 : Elijah 
in 1758. Jonathan in 1772, in Morris toAAmshij), hadin family i\\e, 
one above fifty years of age. 

JuDAH, AA'ith his broth. Ephraim, in 1703 made an agreement 
concerning the estate of their dec. father. Judah d. bef. 1738; 
Anna his wi. d. 8 Oct., 1749, a. 57. They had Experience, and 
Samuel. E.vperience d. in 1741, a. IG. Samuel d. 6 Aug., 1791, a 
66; by y^i. Mary Sandford, had Judah, William S., Goa'. of N. J., 
Samuel, Aaron, Anna Crane, and Mary Williams. 

Rev. Abraham Piersox, Pearson, or Person, was of 
Yorkshire; bred at Trinity' College, Cambridge; grad. 
16^2 ; came to Boston 1640 ; joined tlie church 5th Sept; 
was minister of the cliurch gathered in Lynn, Mass., in 
1640 to go and settle at Southampton ; from thence in 
1647 went to Branford. At Lynn he had Abraham b. 
1641 ; at Southampton, Thomas, John, and Abigail ; at 
Branford, Grace b. 1650, Susanna 1652, Rebecca 1654, 
Theophilus 1659 ; he had also Isaac and Mary. He has 
been called the founder of Newark. He d. 9 Aug., 1678 ; 
his w. date 10 Aug. 1671, n. ch. Abraham, Thomas, 
Theophilus. and Isaak, dau. Davenport, '^^ and Mary, 
and wi. Abigail. He made his will in sickness, 
" being firmly perswaded of ye Everlasting Welfare of 
my Soul's Estate ; and my bodye's resurection to Eternal 
Life by Jesus Christ my dear and Precious redeemer." 
His grave is not in the highway made through the " small 
tract allotted for a burial place." Abigail m. John Daven- 
port, jr. Susanna m,, in 1672, Jonathan Ball of Stam- 
ford ; was his sec. wi. Grace m. Samuel Kitchell, Avns 
sec. wi. Rebecca m. Joseph Johnson, 

Rev. Abraham, jr., grad. at Harvard, 1668 ; m. Abigail Clark at 
Milford ; rem. from NeAA^ark to Conn., 1692; settled at Killing- 
Avorth 1694 ; Avas Pres. Yale Col. from 1701 until his d., 5th May, 
1707, He had Abraham, Sarah, Susanna, Mary, Hannah, Ruth, 
•James, Abigail, and John. Rev. John grad. Yale, 1711; Avas minis- 
ter at Woodbridge, N. J., from 1714 to 1752; then A\\as at Mend- 
ham; d. 3 Aug. 1770, a. 81; bur. at Hanover; av. n. ch. Abraham, 
John, Wyllis, Ann, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Hannah ; g. ch. Ruth, 
only ch. of dau. Abigail Graves, dec. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 129 

Thomas, in. Maiy Brown; d. lief. 1084, leavin<4 ono sun, Abra- 
ham; peril, more. Aliruham d. 12 Jan.. IToO. a. 80; w. n. ch. Beu- 
jamim, Abraham, Isaac, and Mary Plum. Benjamin d. 4 Aug., 1783, 
a. 82; bur. Morristown : w, n. ch. Aaron, Elijah, Benjamin, and 
Daniel; g. ch. Kezia, Mary, Sarah and Jemima, ch. of dau. Sarah 
Cook, dec. ; Mary, Catharine, and Ruth. ch. of son John, dec; 
Kezia, of son Moses, dec Benjamin, his son, w. 1789 n. ch. Gabriel, 
David, Hannah, and Patience. Elijah d. Feb. 1795, a GO ; w. n. 
ch. George, Benjamin, Sarah Crane, Jane Durham, and Phebe 
Furnara. Isaac m. Sarah Ogden ; d. 14 Apr. 18U3, a. 85 ; had 
John, Uzal, Isaac, and Hannah. 

THEOPniLUS. d. 1713 ; w. ii. ch. Jonathan and JDaviJ. David, w. 
1732, n. ch. Theophilus, ]Mary, and Susanna ; 9^i. Hannah. Jona- 
than m. Joanna Ward ; d. 14th Sep. 1772, a. 83 ; w. n. g. ch. Joanna 
Pierson ; Nathaniel, David, and Joanna, ch. of dau. Rebecca 
Lyon, dec. 

MiscELL/VXEOiTs. — Abraham Pierson, g. s. of Thomas, d. in Mor- 
ris Co , 1777, a. 70. Isaac in Aug. 1790, a. 53, perh. his son ; w. ii. 
ch. Darius, Jacob, John, Abraham, Phebe, Taphena, and Eunice. 
Timothy, from Newark, parentage unk.; d. in 31orris, July 1777, a. 
67 ; T\-. n. ch. Thomas. Samuel, Phebe, E.xperieuce, and Keziah. In 
1752 he sold land in Newark, formerly of Thomas ; was prob. a g. s. 
of Thomas. 

Thomas Pierson, sen., m. at Branford, Mary Harri- 
son, in Nov. 1662; prob. kinsman of Eev. Abraham, as 
he witnessed liis will, 1668, and appraised inventory 1678. 
His w., 1698, n. ch. Samuel, Thomas, Hannah, Abigail, 
Elizabeth, and Marv ; son Sam. Lyon. 

S.\MDEL, m. Mary Harrison ; d. 19th Mar. 1730, a. 67 ; bur. at 
Orange, w. n. ch. Joseph, Samuel, Daniel, Caleb, Jemima, Mary, and 
Hannah. Joseph d. 25 Aug., 1759, a. 6G ; Bethucl, heir at law, adm. 
Samuel d G Mar., 1781, a. 82 ; Sam. jr. in 1751 cotemp. and son 
2}erh. Daniel, esq., m. Jemima Ogden; d. Oct. 1777, a. 74; w. n. 
ch. Nathaniel, Jonas, Daniel, Aaron, James, Jemima, Abigail Edo. 
and Mary Ward. 

Thomas, d. 5 Mar., 1758, a. 80; bur. at Orange, wlicre doubtless 
are numerous descendants, intelligent and resijectable, who know 
not the names of their grand fathers. 

Miscellaneous. — Capt. Josiah Pierson d. 10 Apr., 1780, a. 54; 
w. n. ch. Hannah Dey, and Elizabeth Boyd ; wi. Juliana. Samuel 
Pierson sen. w. 1G99, n. ch. Erastus, Jabcz, Enos, Jotham dec, Re- 
becca, and g. ch. Matthew. 

Samuel Plum, or Plumbe, was a son of John Plum, of 
Dorchester, who rem. to Wethers field bef Sept. 1636, and 
in 1637 before Deputies were introduced into Conn, was a 

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130 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK. 

sort of ruler ; he was rep. in 16^1:1 and two after years; 
sold and rem. to Branford bef. 1646 and d. bef. 1648. 
Samuel had Eliz. in 1650, Mary 1653, Samuel 1654, 
John 1658, Dorothy 1660, Josiah 1662, and Josh or 
Johan 1665. He d. 13 Jan. 1703, a. 79 ; w. n. ch. John, 
Sarah, Mary Harrison, g. ch. Joseph and Dorothy ch. of 
Sam. and Jemima Ogden, and s. in 1. John Medlis. 

■Samuel, had Joseph, Dorothy, and Hannah. Mary wi. of Sam. 
d. 17th Feb., 1754, a. 50. 

John, d. 23d July^ 1710, a. 53., w. n. ch. John, Mary, Sarah, Jane, 
and Hannah, and wi. Hannah. Johi w. 1784, n. ch. Isaac, Stephen, 
Mary, Jane Wilson, Pliebe, wi. of Capt. Robert Provost, and Joan- 
na McChesney ; and g. ch. Hannah dau, Rufus Crane. His Avi. 
Joanna d. 9th Mar. 1760, a 53. They had also Joseph, and a John 
whose w. 1770, n. ch. Jos. Riggs, Matthias, and Robert ; and 
broth. Isaac ancl Joseph. 

Miscellaneous. — Saumel Plumb, w. 1779, n. ch. Benjamin, and 
Sarah, and g. ch. Edw. and Mary O. Briant. Robert Plume d. Sept. 
36, 1769, a 40. Esther his wi. 10 May, 1763, a 31. 

Mary Plum, dau. of Rev. Jona Dickinson, and wid. of John 
Cooper ; w. 1763 n. ch. Eliz. Lum ; Wra. and Caleb Coo2)er, Mary 
Plum, and Martha Burnet ; s. in 1. David Burnet. 

John Medlis d. 12 Nov. 1755, a 81 ; w. n. ch. Samuel and Han- 
nah ; g. ch. Sarah Canfield and Eliz. Beach. Samuel d. 27 June, 
1765, a. 54 ; w. n. ch. Sarah and Hannah. 

Thomas Eichards was a son of Thomas, of Hartford, 
1639, and brother of John and Obadiah. His will made 
1708, prov, 1715 n. relatives. To his "loving cousin" 
(nephew) John Eichards, son of bro. John, he gave ^'his 
homestead and all his lands in Newark,'' he having no ch. 
John Eichards m. as early as 1686, and had Johx, 
Tho:mas, and Mary the moth, of David and Jona. Ward, 
and of John Mun. 

John m. Jane Crane; d. 16th Mar. 1748, a. 61 ; had Moses, Aui-on 
and David. Rev. Aaron grad. Yale 1743 ; m. Susan Smith from 
Eng.; was 45 years in the ministry ; had 7 ch.; d. 16th May 1793, 
a 75; bur. at Rahway. David m. Edus Crane; w. 1773, Hanover, 
n. ch. Aaron, Samuel, Thomas, Jonathan, Hannah, Jemima, and 
Nancy. 

TnoMAs, " of good repute and credit" d. 1 May 1733, a. 41 ; w. 
n. ch. Thomas, Daniel, and Nathaniel ; broth. John Mun ; and wi. 
Mary. Tlioiiuis m. Mchetablc Crane; w. 1758 n. ch. Thomas, and 



• GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 131 

Nathaniel. Nathaniel left loyally in the revolution, and his estate 
•\vas confiscated. Thonuis d. 14 Apr. 1788, a. 47; had Sarah wi. 
George Price ; Samuel, who on a journey mysteriously disajjpeared ; 
and Deacon Tliomas, who d. 1858, a, 84. For more see " Richard's 
Genealogy," by liev. Ab. ^lorse. 

Edward Eiggs, an earlv settler at Derby, was at Mil- 
ford 1640; had wi. Elizabeth, who had land in addition 
to home lot" for service on the place by staying the first 
summer;" had ch. Joseph, Edward, and Mary wi. of 
George Day. 

.Joseph m. a Carwither, had sec. -sv. Ilannali Brown ; w. 1088, n. 
ch. John, Samuel, Zopher, and pjlizabeth ; and l>ro. .John Brown : 
his wid. m. Aaron Thomson. Samuel w. 1710 n. Sarah dau., Re- 
becca wi., and br. in 1. Dan. Dod. 

Edward and wi. Mary sold home lot to John Brown, jr., 8th 
Apr. 1691 ; trad, says he had .Joseph, Edward, .James, Samuel 
John, Anna Gage, Mary Lindsley, IMartha Freeman, Elizabeth 
Lyon, and Charity. 

MiscELLAKEOTJs. — JosEPii Rioos bur. at Orange, d. 11th Sep. 
1744, a. 69 ; trad. fath. of Gideon, Ze^n/loii, Joseph, Daniel, Josiah, 
and Miles. Gideon d. 24th Jan. 1786, a 78 ; bur. Morristown ; w. 
n. ch. Joseph, Gideon, Josiah, and Aaron. Joseph, Es(j., d. 25th 
June 1799, a. 79, w\ n. ch. Cyrenus, Caleb S., Abigail Crane, Sarah 
3lYer, Prudence Young, Hannah Ward, Jerusha Swan, and Experi- 
ence Smith. Daniel, w. 1786, n. ch. Parmenas, Benjamin, Aruna, 
Phelje Terril, and Hannah Bruen. Zelmlon d. 12th Dec. 1780, a- 
57; bur. Mendham; had Preserve, Elias, Sarah, and Experience. 
Preserve was fath. Rev. Elias. 

Edward, jr., living in 1715, trad. fath. of Thomas, Joseph, and 
David. John br. of Ed. jr., had Edward, Christopher, John, and 
.Jeclediah. James, in Eliz. town 1739; had John, Simeon, Zopher, 
Prudence Osborn, Eunice Lambert, and Eliz. Pierson. 

Hugh Egberts, at Gloucester m. 8th Nov. 1649 INIary 
Calkins; rem. to N. London; had Mary 1652, Samuel 
1656, and Mehetable 1658 ; was a Tanner and located on 
Hugh Eobert's brook in Newark; d. 1670; w. n. ch. 
Samuel, Hugh, andPriscilla Osborn ; had also Abiah, in 
1703 wi. of Moses Thomson. 

Hugh, d. 8 Dec. 1738, a. 71 ; w^ n. ch. Hugh, John, Samuel, 
Hannah Smith, Rebecca Tompkins dec, wi. of John Tomkins son 
of Micah jr.; had also dau Alngail ; wi. Martha, llvoh m. Abigail 
Brown ; d. 14th Nov. 1776, a. 80 ; w. n. ch. Moses and I^aniel ; g. 
ch. Daniel, IVIary, Alngail, Hannah, Phebe, Sarah, and Eunice ; luul 
also g. ch. David, Moses, and Aaron, sons of Daniel. Moses d. 13th 



132 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. • 

Jan. 1804, a 79 ; w. n. ch. Moses, John, Sears, Eunice, and Sarah. 
John d. May, 1757, a. 46; bur. at Madison; w. n. ch. Joseph, 
Samuel, Stejjhen, John, Abigail, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Hannah. 
Sam. d. 1803, a. 87, in Morris. 

Miscellaneous. — Joseph d. 9 Feb. 1766, a. 52 ; w. n. ch. Jesse, 
Ichaliod, Joseph, William, Samuel, Amos, Phebe, Hannah, and 
Sarah. » 

Samuel, in 1711 late of Newark dec; had Samuel, whose w. 
n. fath. Wood, bro. Christopher Wood, and sist. Mary Lyon i uncle 
Benj. Bond ; and bro. in 1. Henry Lyon. The gen. and hist, of N, 
London, 31iss Calkins says Samuel sen. was in Conn. Sam. Roberts, 
a justice in 1705, and Sam. and wi. Hannah, in 1703 were in 
Newark. 

John Eogers was at Milford in 1639 ; church mem- 
ber 1642 : d. 1684; if ever in Newark he soon returned 
to Conn. He had John in 1646, Hannah 1647, Jabez 
1649, and Abigail 1655. His w. 1681 n. ch. Eliezer, 
Jabez, and Hannah, 

Eliezer m. wid. Eliz. Ford at Milford in 1663. 

Jabez m. Sarah Ward in 1674, having a license from the Gover- 
nor; his w. 1703 n. ch. Jolin, Joseph, James, Jabez, Sarah, and Ruth. 
Joh/iw. 1713 n. ch. Nathaniel, "Phebe, Elizabeth, and Sarah; and 
wi. Eliz. Nathaniel, in Morris Co. 1761, w. n ch. John, Nathaniel, 
Benjamin, Simeon, Henry, Amos, David, Jabez, Phebe, Sarah, and 
Agnes ; and wi. Jemima. 

Joseph d. 7 Feb. 1767, a. 88 ; his wi. Mary d. 18th Jan. 1769, a. 
87. They had David and Joseph. David had Joseph who m. Abi- 
gail Johnson. Joseph had David, William, John, Eliz. Tenbrook, 
Lydia Crane, and Sally Nichols. 

Lieut. Samuel Eose ni. Marj^ Tompkins ; he was son 
of Robert Rose of Wethersfiekl 1639, who came from 
Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, in 1634 with 8 ch. Sam, then a. 9. 
Daniel, bro. of Sam. Swaine m. Doreas Rose. Sam. Rose 
sold his right to a fifty pound purchase in 1694; to Wm. 
Brant. His w. date 1698 n. cousins Hannah Brant ; Sa- 
rah, Moses, and Abigail Ball, and Phebe Dayj daus. in 
law Abigail Bunnell, and Hannah Carter. 

Jonathan Saegeant was son of Jonathan who took 
fidelity oath at N. Haven, 1644; at Branford in 1646 was 
church member, and his ch. Jona, Thomas, John, and 
Hannah were bapt, at N. Haven, 1651. Jonathan, sen., 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 133 

.d, 1652, . This family was extinct in Conn, by John d. at 

Guilford in 1675, and Thomas at Branford, 1700. Joxa- 

THAN Sargext sen. and jr. witnessed the will of Samuel 

Eose, proved 1701. 

Jonathan, jr., d. ab. 1732. Hiswid. Maiv m. Col. John Cooper. 
She d. 2r.th May 1757, a. 80; w. n. ch. Daniel dec, Jb/m dec, 
Thomas, Hannah Day, and Martha Harrison ; and g. ch. Ilanuah 
Williams, Doreas Harrison, and Martha Quinby. She had Jonathan, 
also Rev. Jolin. of the Stockbridgo Indian ^Mission, ^vas 1). 1710; 
grad. Yale Col. 1729 ; translated the New Testament into ^loheka- 
news ; d. 22d July, 1749; had a son John who after an interval 
succeeded him in the ^Mission. Jonathan ni. Hannah Nutman. 
She d. 1743, a. 34. They had Hannah and Sarah. Hannah " a 
lady of great personal attractions and moral and Christian excel- 
lence'' m. John Ewing, D. D. Sarah m. Jonathan Baldwin, a grad. 
of N. J. College, and for some time Steward of Kings, N. Y., and 
of Nassau Hall, Princeton. Jonathan Sergeant m. sec. wi. Abigail 
Dickinson. Jona. D. Sergeant was her son. Daniel was living in 
1641. Joseph d. 26 Jan.'l797, a. 61. The wives of John Camp, 
David Sayres, and Sam. Huntington, were of the Sergeant family. 

Thomas Staples was of Fairfield in 1649, and is on 
the list of freemen 1669 ; did not remain in Newark; had 
Thomas, John, Mehetable, Mary, Harvey, and a dau. wi. 
of John Beach. He prosecuted Dep. Gov. Ludlow for 
defamation in reporting that his wife Mar}' was a witch. 
The Court held '' that there was no proof that good wife 
Staples was a witch ; ordered Ludlow to pay XIO to the 
husband for his wife's name, and £6 for his trouble and 
cost. He d. bef 1688." 

Capt. Samuel Swaine was son of Wni. and broth, of 
Daniel ; came in the Elizabeth and Anne from London, 
1635 ; was at Watertown and Wethersfield ; from thence 
rem. to Branford in 1617 with its founders; was rep. 
1663 ; m 1668 rep. Assemb. E. J. His will, made 1682, 
gives all to "beloved wi. Joanna." Their ch. were Eliza- 
betb b. 1649, wi. of Josiah Ward ; Christiana b. 1659 wi. 
Nath. Ward ; Sarah b. 1669, wi. Thomas Johnson ; Abi- 
gail, wi. Eleazer Lampson ; and Joanna, wi. Jasper Crane. 
Joanna Crane d. 16 Sept. 1720, a. 69. 



134 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

Martin Tichenor, or Ticlienell, trad, says of France, . 
took oatli at IST. Haven, Aug. 1644; m. Mary Charles, 
1651; bad John 1653; Abigail 1655; Daniel 1656; 
Hannah 1659 ; and Samuel 1660. His w. 1681 n. ch. 
John, Daniel, Samuel, Jonathan a minor, and Abigail ; 
and s. in 1. Ensign John Treat. 

John m. Hannah Baldwin; w. 1695 n. son Martin, a minor. 
Martin d. 1 Fel). 1733, a. 44; w. n. cli. David, John, Martin, and 
Susanna; br. in 1. Moses Ball. David, bur. Orange; d. 5 Aug. 
1788, a. 67; w. n. ch. John, Jal)ez, Zenas, David", Caleb, Mary, 
Hannah, and Susanna. 

Daniel, w. 1727 n. ch. Joseph, John, Daniel, and Jane Tuttle ; wi? 
Elizabeth. Joseph, Morris Co., w. 1761 n. ch. Moses, James, Daniel 
.Joseph and .Jane. John had John, Ezekiel, and Daniel. John w. 
1784 n. ch. Nathan, Joseph, Isaac, Nathaniel, Lydia, and Han- 
nah. Ezekiel w. 1777 n. ch. David, Samuel, Jabez, Elijah, Israel, 
Esther, and Mary. Daniel w. 1784 n. ch. Josiah, Hannah, Khoda 
and Betsey. Daniel d. 2 Jan. 1776, a 72 ; w. 1759 n. ch. Aaron, 
Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Mary, Unice, Dorcas, Catharine, and 
Pliebe Meeker ; wi. Susanna. Susan Beach was another, also 
Isaac, Gov. of Vermont for several years; and U. S, S. 

Samuel d. pro)?, bef 1697, when John, Daniel and Jonathan 
had land, in right of their father. 

Jonathan was 78 in 1741 ; had a son Jonathan. 

Michael, or Micah, Tompkins rem. from Wetherslield 
to Milford, 1639, with wi.^Mary; had Jonathan and Mary 
bothbapt. 1643, Eliz. 1645, Seth 1649, Eebecca 1653, 
Abigail 1655, and Micah 1659. At Milford he for a 
time secreted the Eeglcides Goffe and Whalley, giving 
them aid and comfort; his girls not aware that angels 
were in the basement. He, being " of Newark in the 
government of N. England," made his will 30th June, 
1688 ; which was proved Dec. 1690 ; n. ch. Jonathan, 
Micah, Seth, Mary Kose, and Abigail Dalglish, Eliz. ra. 
Jas. Bishop, N. Haven, 1665. Mary, wid. of Mich., was 
living 1695. Seth m. Elizabeth Kitchell ; d. bef 1730 ; 
had Mary Bruen, prob. others. 

Miscellaneous. — Jonathan m. Mary Pennington 12 Ai3r. ]6G6, 
at Milford. In 1702 Jona. sen., and Micah, sen. and jr., were 
cotcmp. In 1731 Joseph and John. .John d. bef. 1731 ; hadOI^a- 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 13.") 

diah and Jacol). In 17-4:5 Sanuiol and Jolin, sons of Micah, avoit 
living. In 174.') Joscj)!! and wi. of Whippany sold land in New- 
ark. In 1705 Aaron, Joseph and Jool, bro. were living. In 1738 
John and'Obailiah, with consent of Sarah wi. of Obadiali, sold 
lands in Newark. In 1741 Ichabod quit claimed land sold by 
Obad. Ichabod, iNIorris Co., w. 17G1 n. ch. Uzal, Isaac, liobcrt, 
Nathan, Salome, Phc'])c and lluldah. Uzal d. 1831, a. 84 ; bur. 
Morrist. David w. 1771 n. ch. David Elias, and Abigail. Samuel, 
a bach, son of ]Micali, w. 17.51 n. cousins James, John, Joseph, 
David, ^lary, and Sarah Smith, Sam. Robartls, Ilannaii Farrand, 
Joanna Plumb, 'Mary Harrison, Eunice Baldwin, Lydia, Eunice, 
Esther, and David Tompkins. Job. w. 1784 n. wi. Eunice ; ch. 
Jonathan minor, Jane and Phebe; and gives to 2d. Prcs. Church 
Newark £50. 

Capt. Egbert Treat, born in England, son of Richard, 
and broth of Sarah wi. of Matt Canfield, was with his 
father at Wethersfield ; in Id-JrO was of Milford and town 
clerk ; m. Jane Tapp there ; and was an Assistant of the 
New Haven Colony 1650. For his " expense with the 
Indians about purchasing" on Pesayak river in 1665, he 
had " given him two acres of land in the town plot near 
the frog pond'' and in the choice of lots had the first. In 
1672 he returned to X. England, and in 1675 " Major 
Treat was dismissed from the church of Christ at Newark" 
to the church at Milford. In Philip's Avar he was Com- 
mander-in-Chief; in 1676 Deputy Governor, and in 1688 
Gov. of Conn. He served in that place 15 years; retired 
from old age, and d. 12th July 1710, a. 88. His w. 1708 
n, ch. Samuel, John, Mary, Robert, Hannah, Joseph and 
Abigail. Hannah m. Rev. Sam. Mather of Windsor; 
AbiuTiil m. Rev. Samuel Andrews of Milford. 

JoiEN, esq., m. Sarah Tichenor; was a Justice "to keejj the 
Peace in the County of Essex'' under Cornbury; in 1709 was rep. 
of Essex in the Assembly, when one qualification was 1000 acres, 
or £500 in personal estate ; in 1713 was Pres. .ludge in Court ; in 
1731 was Major Treat. He d. 1 Aug. 1714, a. 65, leaving his 
estate to dan. Sarah who m. Jonathan Crane, Esfj. He had a sec. 
wi. Mary. 

M.uiY m. Deac. Azariah Crane. She d. in 1704, a. 55. The de- 
scendants of Jonathan and Azariah arc the representatives of Gov. 
Treat in N. J. 

JOSEPH Walters, or Waters, was at New Haven in 



136 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

1649 ; a church member 1654 ; d. ab. 1688. He gave his 
cousin Jonathan Sayres his estate. Capt. Jona. Sayre d. 
20th May 1732, a. 50. Benjamin and Abigail 'Co., and 
Caleb Sayres were witnesses toliis will in Dec. 1727. His 
dau. Hannah m. John Ogden, Esq. 

Lawrence AVard, took oath of fidelity at N. Haven 
at the organization of the government ; rem. to Branford 
1646 ; was bro. of George of Branford, and uncle to John 
Ward the Dish Turner ; was employed by the govern- 
ment of the old Colony to search for the Regicides Whal 
ley and Goffe at Milford, where it was probably known 
they were not to be seen, Micah Tompkins having secreted 
them. He was lep. in 1665 and '6; and in Newark the 
first Deacon on record. He d. in 1670 ; no ch. ; his sist. 
Isabel wi. of Joseph Baldwin and moth, of John Catlin 
adm. by John Catlin and John Ward, her attorneys. 

John Ward, sen., or Serg. John Ward, trad, son of 
Joyce Ward, widow, of Wethersfield; at Branford had 
Johnb. 1649, Mary 1654, Nathaniel 1656, Hannah 1658, 
Elizabeth 1660, Dorcas 1662, Deborah and Phebe. He 
was rep. 1666, and at Branford many years. His w. 1694, 
n. ch. JoHX, and Nathaniel ; g. s. John Ward, s. in 1. 
Jabez Rogers, and John Cooper. Mary wi. Sam. Harri- 
son ; Hannah wi. Jona. Baldwin ; Dorcas wi. Jos. Harri- 
son ; Deborah wi. Eliph. Johnson ; Sarah wi. J. Rogers ; . 
Phebe wi. John Cooper. 

John, m. a dau. of Henry Lyon; sec. w. Abigail Kitclicll ; w. n. 
ch. Jolm, Jonathan, David, and Mary. John was a Lyon. His 
son Lemuel d. ab. 1754 and wid. Hannah adm. David m. Mary 
Brown ; d. 14th Dec. 17G8 a. 88 ; ^y. n. ch. Moses, Ezekiel, Davici, 
s. in 1. Nath. Chandler ; and dau. Phebe Chandler. David's place 
in Morris Co. Ezekiel's place in highlands. Moses d. 25th Sept. 
1784 a. 56 ; .James son of Moses d. 1846 a. 82. David, Hanover 
1783 ; w. n. ch. Enos, Ichabod, David, Hannah, Polly, Betty, and 
Sarah; wi. Hannah. Ichabod, Morris Co.; w. 1799, n. ch. Elijah, 
Moses, David, Damaris, Phebe, and Sarah ; wi. Esther. 

Nathaniel m. Christiana Swaine ; w. 1732, n. ch. Natlianiel, 
and Phebe Crane ; g. ch. James, Elizabeth, Christiana, and De- 



GEXEALOGICAL NOTICES. 137 

borah, ch. of Joseph, dec. ; Mary and Phcbe Dalglish, and Rachel 
Canfield, ch. Sarah Dalglish, dec; Xath., Rebecca, and Joanna 
Pierson, ch. of Joanna. Xathaniel d. 0th Apr. 1783 a. 92; w. n. 
ch. Abigail, and Mary ; g. ch. Nathaniel son of Joseph ; Nathaniel 
son of Nathaniel ; and Elizabeth, Jesse, and At>raham Ward. 

John Ward, jr.. or the Tamer, was, sa3's trad., son of 

George of Branford, and neph. of Deac. Ward ; w. 1684, 

n. ch. John, Josiah, and Samuel ; wi. Sarah, and s. in 1, 

John Gardner. Sarah b. ICol, John 165-1, Samuel 1656. 

Abigail 1658, Josiah 1661: liad also Xathaxiel and 

Caleb. 

.Jonx, jr.. Turner: Bcnj. Price. Eli/., town. adm. IGOO : had son 
Sam i 

Samuel; wicl. Phebe adm. 1690. 

Josiah m. Mary Kitchell ; w. 1713, n. ch. Samuel, Robert, Josiah) 
Lawrence,, and Sarah; sec. wi. America. Samuel d. IHth May 
1733 a. 52; Imr. Orange; had wi. Jemima; ch. Bethuel, Isaac, 
and Daniel. Bethuel w. 17o3, n. ch. Zenas, Rebecca, Esther, and 
Mary. Isaac d. 15th Nov. 1754 a. 30 ; bur. Orange. Daniel w. 
1755, n. ch. Amos, Samuel, Jemima, and Hannah ; wi. :Mary ; 
broth. Amos Harrison. Lawrence d. 4th Apr. 1793 a. 83; w. 1770, 
n. ch. Samuel, Jacob, Jonathan, "Stephen, and Cornelius. 

Caleb, " honest and pious." d. 9th Feb. 1735 a. 00 ; av. n. ch. 
Elizabeth, Caleb, Timothy, T/ieophibi.'^, Thomas, John, Stephen, 
]\Iarv Smith, Sarah Scaly, and Hannah Woodruff. Caleb, canoe 
brook. 1746; w. n. ch. Caleb, and Zebadiah, and wi. Hannah. 
Zeliadiah, w. 1784, n. ch. Caleb, IMoscs, Zebadia, and John ; and 
wi. Sylvia. Theophilus.v;. 1783, n. ch. Joseph, Caleb, and Timothy 
Cooper Ward. 

Nathakiel, w. 1733, n. ch. XathanieL Aimer, and Eunice Wood- 
ruff. His wi. Sarah Harrison d. 26th Oct. 1771 a. 93. Nathaniel 
d. 20th Nov. 1754 a. 42; w. n. ch. Jabez, Abraham, Nathaniel, 
Sarah, and Mary. Abner d. 20th May 1777 a. 62; w. n. ch. 
Abner, Elliot, aiul Matthias; and wi. Sarah. Hannah wi. of 
Abner d. 3d Jan. 1746. Thomas their son d. 29th July 1750 a. 20. 
Hannah a dau. d. 1746. Hannah sec. w. of Abner d. 4th Apr. 
1748. Sarah relict of Abner d. 3d Oct. 1801; bur. at Elizabeth 
town ; a. 92. Matthias d. 13th Apr. 1801 a. 07. Al)ner d. 20tli 
Oct. 1816 a. 78. 

Josiah Wakd, son of Geo. Ward of Branford and 
bro. of John the Dish Turner, m. Elizabeth Swaine, tra- 
ditionally the first on shore at the landing of the pilgrims 
on the Passaic. lie d. soon, leaving one son, Samuel. 
His wid. m. David Ogden. 
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138 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Samuel d. 26tli Feb. 1759 a. 90; w. n. ch. Ebenezei; John dec, 
Eliz. Hinman, Tamar Munson, Ann Davis, and Jemima Higgins ; 
and g. s. Uzal. He had also /So^w/f/, and Josiali. Samnd jun.d. 
18th Aug. 1742 a. 38; "w, n. ch. Uzal, and Jemima. Ehenezer d. 
5th Nov. 1799 a. 80. 

Nathaniel Wheeler m. Esther Botsford 21 June, 
1676. He was sec. son of Thomas Wheeler, of Milford, 
1639; had bro. John, Bphraim, Joseph, and Thonias. 
Their fath, had much estate in Derby, and in Milford. He 
d. 4 Oct. 1726, a. 87, and was bur. in the cemetery of " the 
Mountain Society ;" being there alone, of all those who 
signed the fundamental agreement, and beyond the juris- 
diction of the faithless trustees, who should, but do not, 
protect the bones of his associates and their successors 
from insult. His w. n. ch. Nathaniel, Samuel, Han- 
nah Williams, dec. ; Elizabeth Ogden, and Esther Wil- 
liams, dec, and g. s. David Williams. 

Capt. Nathaniel d. 13th Mar. 1761, a. 84; bur. in Newark; w. 
n. ch. JDaeid, to have half of his Indian right at Parsiiopany; 
Nathaniel, Johanna Foster, and Sarah Ross. Sarah to have 1000 
acres of "Indian right." David, Hanover 1757, w. n, ch. David, 
John, Mary, Phel^e, Rhoda and Sarah. John, w. 1780, n. eh. 
Charity, Susanna, and Elizal)eth. David d. 8 May, 1775, a 27 ; 
bur. Whippany. 

Samuel d. 1 May 1762, a 84 ; bur. in Orange ; w. n. ch. Mary 
Ogden, and Sarah Lindsley; and g. ch. Sarah, dau. of Samuel, 
who d. 1st Mav, 1759, a. 23. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 

Pap.t II — Later Settler?. 






Samuel Allixg, Esq., or Allen, was g. s. of Koger 
Ailing, who at the settlement of New Haven 1639 signed 
the compact; m. Mary Nash, and in 1(345 had Samuel, 
who m Oct. 1607 m. Eliz. Winston. They had Samuel 
who with 9 bro. and sist, were all living 1709. His w. 
1732 n. ch. Samuel, Thomas, Ezekiel, Unice Sergeant. 
Eliz Curry, and Sarah Dod. 

Deacon Samuel m. Abigail Pruddcn, d. G Fcl). 171);3, a i).j ; had 
ch. John, Joseph and Pnulden. John m. Martha Crane; d. int. 
1754; had John, Isaac and Stephen. John m. Abigail Young; 
had John, Young Stephen, Prudden, Matilda Baldwin, and Abby 
Ward. He d. 3 Dec. 1795, a 49. Deacon Isaac ui. Mary Clizbie; 
had Isaac, David, and Mary Hayes ; by sec. wi., Joanna Congar, 
had Caroline and Alexander 31. Capt. Joseph d. 179G n. ch. 
Samuel, and Joanna Burnet. Prudden rem, to 3Iorris County. 

Thomas ; wid. Hannah adm. 1750. 

Elizabeth m. Thomas Currj', whose w. 1732 n. ch. Samuel, 
John, Joseph, Israel, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Eunice. Samuel Curry 
w. 1786 n. ch. Israel, Thomas, David, Samuel and Johanna ; br. 
in 1. Nathaniel Cantield ; uncle Timothy Crane. 

John Baldwix, who d. 20 Jan, 1773, a 90, bur. Conn. 

Farms, was son of Jonathan of Milford, who "entered in 

covenant of Marriage" 2 Nov. 1677 with Hannah dau. 

John "Ward, Sen. Their g. f. left lands in Newark to 

Jonathan, Daniel, Joshua, Joseph and John. The two 

latter took possession by agreement in 1716. Benjamin 

was their uncle. Their mother d. at Milford 1693. The 

will of John, dated 1761, n. ch. Ezekiel, Enos, Nathan, 

Phebe, Mary, Jemima; wi. living butnot named; g. <-'li. 

Eebecca) and Lydia Osborn. 



140 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAKK. 

EzEKiEL had Bc'iiiainin ainl others. 

Nathan d. 1810, a 89 ; was fath. Capt. Thomas d. 28 Oct. 1821. 
a. near 75. Thomas Avas fath. of Sheriff Jos. T. and others. 

Joseph, son of Jona. of Milford d. 20tli Sept. 1776 a. 

92 ; trad. sa3's m. a Brueu. They had Eleazek, Amos, 

Moses, Joshua, Caleb, Phixeas, Rebecca Campbell. 

Sarah Wolcot, and Hannah Johnson. 

Eleazek, w. 1779 ; no eh., u. broth, and sist. 

Deacon Aiios m. Mary Lyon ; d. 25th Feb. 1805 a. 85 ; bur. 
Orange; had Lewis, Sarah Ward, and a dau. wi. Jos. Canheld. 

Joshua m. Prudence Lyon; d. 7th May 1767 a. 57 ; had Zenas, 
Josiah, Rebecca Roberts, Mary Ball, and Jemima. 

C.UjEB "in Derby, Conn, sick" 1758; w. n. cli. Jonathan, Noah, 
and Eleazer. 

Moses had Josepli, Calel), Moses, and Hannah Harrison. 

Phineas d. Gth Mar. 1803 a. 77; w. n. ch. John, Enos, Joshua, 
Eleazer, and Rachel Jones ; ^\i. Hannah. 

Rebecca m. Daniel Matthews; had Daniel and William; liy 
sec. husb. John Campbell had Caleb, Phineas, Lncy and Rebecca 
Pierson, and Esther wi. of Moses Smith, killed in rev. war, fath. of 
Moses, late Sheriff of Essex. 

ZophePv Beach, or Beech, was son of Thomas who 

took oath of lidelitj^ at New Haven 1651, and there m 

Sarah dau. Deac. Richard Piatt of Milford and had Sarah 

1651; at M. had John 1655, Mary 1657, Samuel 1660, 

and Zopher b. 27th May 1662. Richard, br. of Thomas 

1639, was a signer of the iirst com})act. He was fith. of 

Azariah and others; rem. to IS'. London 1667 ; perhaps 

subsequently to Elizabethtown. Zopher was in JSTewai'k 

1685; called " well beloved brother" by Sam. and Sarah 

Lyon 1687 ; Martha Beach wid. 1716 probably his ; also 

sons Epexetus, Josiah, Samuel, and Zopher. 

Epenetus d. 14tk June 1750 a. 53 ; w. n. ch. Ezekiel, Joseph, 
Elisha, Epcnetus, Jabez, Hannah, Pliel)e, Buchel, Sarah, Tabitha, 
and Mary Low. Joseph m. Eunice Baldwin ; had Abner, Eunice, 
Rachel, and Matthias wh. all d. minors ; Col. Nathaniel, Joseph. 
Samuel, Elias. Mary, and Sarah. He d. 17th Feb. 1765 a. 45 ; bur. 
Mendham. EUsha d. Feb. 1815 a. 82; at Mendham. Rachel m. 
Elijah Crane. Epenctm d. 1777 a. 38; Morris Co. 

Josiah m. Annas Day; d. 9th Feb. 1772 a. 77 ; had Epltraiin, 
Thomas, Zopher, Josiah, Daniel, Paul, James, Charles, Mary, Phelc, 
Sarah^ Uhocla, and Hannah. Ephruim m. Deborah Johnson : 



GEXEALOGICAL NOTICES. 141 

suttk'd at Hanover; had Samuel 1731, Sarah 17-"Jo, Jedi<liah ITdo, 
Josiah 1757, shot near Scotch Plains in hattlc '2Gth June 1777, 
Charles 1759, and 3 dau. He d. 17fh Sept. 17GS a. 40. Tfioman 
m. Martha Board, in Orange Co. N. Y. no ch. ZojjJicrjw. Eliz. 
More ; settled in Bergen Co. ; had 3 sous and 4 dau. Jonuth had 
Ephraim, Hannah Ross, Esther Smith, Cath. ^IcPherson ; and by 
sec. Avi. wid. of Josiah "Ward had Josiah, Rhoda, and Sarah. 
Dan'ui m. Joanna Pierson : d. 1824 a. 81 : bur. at Caldwell. P(tu1, 
Charles, aud James, tl. unm. Man/ m. Ebeuezer Foster, and after 
the war loyallj- rem. to the dominions of the good King George. 
PAe?« m. Joso2)h Board ; tSanih m. Jonas Crane, who Avas mortally 
wounded near Fort Uelancy, the enemy's post on Newark Bay, and 
d. 4th Apr. 17S2 a. 35. Blioda m. Nathaniel Baldwin ; llanituh m. 
Jotham Johnson. 

Samuel d. 30th Aug. 1753 a. 55; w. n. ch. David, Waldron> 
John, Samuel, Martha, and Hannah. Sarah his wid. d. 3d Oct. 
1790 ; bur. Conn. Farms, as was Uavid, d. 1759 a. 35 ; w. n. ch. 
AVilliam, Junia, Phebe, and Hannah; aud wi. Susanna. 

ZoriiSR m. Jane Davis ? had Zoplicr, Israel, AI)by wh. m. James 
Aiken, Sarah, and Martha. 

Miscellaneous. — Noah Beacu d. 20th July 1780 a. 70 ; bur 
Hanover : w. n. ch. Enoch, Stephen, Nathaniel ; g. s. Syrcnus, antl 
Aaron. Stephen, w. Hanover 1791 n. ch. Noah, Phinehas, Peter. 
Sarah, Hannah and Jemima. Isaac d. 25th May 18;')1 a. 88 ; 
Daniel loth July 1844 a. 72 ; both bur. Parsippany ; Benjamin 
Esq. d. 1827 a. 82; bur. Rockaway; perhajjs descend, of Richard. 
Peter Beach, 17:53 api)rais. inv. Esther Yvliceler, perhaps son of 
Zopher. John d. 5th July 1754 a. 27 ; no trace of descent. 

Israel Caxfield, was a jur(M' in Newark in 17ir». 

He was b. at Alilford 2-ith ^lar. 1684 ; a son of Thomas 

b. 1654 ; and g. s. of Thomas who was a bro. of Matthew 

Campfield, it is said. 'He d. 19th May 1744 a. 60; w. ii. 

ch. eldest Thomas, David, Ephkaim, Israel. Auraham, 

Phebe Briien, Abigail Beach, Hannah Ward, and Sarah. 

Sarah, m. Joseph H(!dden, Esq., of revolutionary fame, the 
f. in 1. of Gen. J. N. Cumming. Thomas, Esq., m. Eliz. Baldwin ; 
had Nathaniel, Joseph, David, Phebe Sayres, Al)by Johnson, and 
Eliz. Cougar. David, d. 1756. Ei'HHAIm, d. 1759, a soldier ; and 
Sarah, his wid.. adm. AuKAHA.Ar, d. 29th July 1789, in Morris Co. 
a. 57 ; w. n. ch. Isaac, Jacob, David, Aimer, Phebe, Anna, ]Mary, 
Hannah, and Sarah, wi. of Clement Wood. 

Benjamin Coe, was in Newark bef. 1732; came with 
wid. mother from L. I. She m. a AVheeler. He d. 21st 
Dec. 1788 a. 86; w. n. ch. Benjamin; Mary Roberts, wi. 
of Moses ; Sarah Tuttle, wi. of David ; Eunice Baldwin, 



142 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

wi. of Joseph ; and Abigail Tiiclienor, wi. of Daniel. 
Abigail, wi. d. -ith Dec. 1761, a, 59; Eachel, sec. wi. d. 
12tli Aug. 1779 a. 70. 

John Condit, Conduit,, or Cundit, in Xewark, 1690 ; 
purchased on the Mill Brook Plain 19 acres of Deac. 
Lawrence; and of the unfortunate Richard, who was 
"clothed with a good leathern suit," 8 acres adjacent, 
''for 13 month's board and 60 shillings, equivalent to 
money, already paid." His w. pro v. 1713, n. ch. Peter, 
and John, a minor ; friend, and bro. Ben. Lyon, and 
Mat. Williams ; and wi. Deborah ; and gives his g. ch. 
" each a bible." 

Peter, m. Mary Harrison ; w. 171J3, ii. ch. Samuel, Peter, John, 
Nathaniel, Pliilip, Isaac, and Mary, br. in 1. Sam. Harrison. Samuel, 
d. 18th July 1777 a. 81 ; w. n. ch. Daniel, Samuel, dec, David, 
Jonathan, and Martha Williams. Daniel, d. 11th Nov. 1783, a. 61 ; 
w. n. ch. Ira, Joel, Amos, Samuel, Eunice, and Mary ; g. s. Ira Har- 
rison ; wi. Ruth. Samuel, d. 18th Nov. 1776 al 47; m. Martha 
Carter. They had Daniel, and Doct. John, Rep. and Senator 
in Congress, 80 years in succession. Col. David, d. 24th Apr. 1777 
a. 43. These all at Orange. Peter, at Morristown, d. 10th July 
1768 a. 69 ; w. n. ch. Ebenezer, Joseph, Nathaniel, Peter, and Silas. 
Col. Ebenezer, d. 3d Apr. 1777 a. 41 ; w. n. ch. Silas, Byram, Lewis, 
Abigail, andPhebe; Avi. Huldah. Joseph, d. Aug. 1776 a. 48; w. 
n. ch. Zenas, Rebecca, and Jemima. Nathaniel, d. 10th Mar. 1781, 
a. 57; had Benjamin; both bur. Sucasunna. PhiUp, d. 20th Dec. 
1801 a. 93 ; bur. Morristown. 

John, the minor son, with his parents, and Peter, md Mary, 
were prob. bur. in Newark. It is said he had no ch. 

Miscellaneous. — John, w. 1780 n. ch. Matthew, Ruth, Jemima, 
and Mary. Timothy d. 9th Sept. 1791 a. 55 ; av. n. ch. Moses, 
Benjamin, Stephen, Phebe, Betsey, and Polly. Peter, bro. of 
Timothy, d. 21st Feb. 1770 a. 39 ; ^v. n. sist. Mary Personette, 
Sarah Harrison, Susanna Ward, uncle Isaac, br. in 1. John Dod. 

John Conger, an orig, settler at Woodbridge 1670, sold 
meadow and "he did deliver a turf and twig of the same 
declaring that he del'd that part in relation to the whole." 
John, Woodbridge 1710 ; a son perhaps, w. n. ch. Ben- 
jamin, Job, Joseph, John, Jonathan, and Gershom ; 
wi. Sarah. 

Benjamin, Morris Co.; w. 1702, n. ch. Daniel, Enoch, Elizabeth 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 143 

and Lydia ; g. cli. Jonas, Benjamin, Zipporali, and Aliiaail, ch. of 
Daniel; Sarah, and Martha, ch. of Simeon and Abitiail Goble; 
Lj^dia, of Benjamin and Elizabeth Goblc ; wi. Experience. 

Job, Rahway ; w. 1758. n. ch. Joli, Enocli, Moses, Esther, 
Bathia, Ruth Price, Sarah Codington, and Eliz. Heard; wi. Kcziah. 

John, Hanover; w. 17G8, n. ch. Josei^h, John, Stephen, Zcnas, 
Thomas, David, James, Sarah, and Phcbe ; w. Hannali. 

JoxATHAN, d. 8th May, 1733, a. 50; had Samuel, Mary, and 
perhaps Josiah ; all cotcmporaries ? Samuel m. Joanna Crane ; d. 
14th Dec. 1752 a. 37; had David, Jonathan, Stephen and Samuel. 
3Iary m. Nehemiah Baldwin. 

MiscELLAXEOUS. — David Conger, one of 3 bros., from Eng. 'i m. 
Dr. Designy's dau. and had David. David was of Elizabethtown 
1739; m. Dorcas Oliver; Dorcas wid. adm. 1747; they had David 
who m. Rachel Wilson, and had John. • 

Daxiel Dod, in Newark in 1668 ; was bapt. at New 
Haven 1st June 1651 with sist. Hannah, and Mary ; all 
ch. of Daniel Dod of Branford 1644, who d. in 1666 ; 9 
years aft. wi. Mary. He m. Phebe Brown, b. at Milford 
1660 ; perhaps sec. wi. He had Johx, Stephen, Daniel, 
and Dorcas. 

Jonx had Eleazer, John, David, Abigail, Mary, Phebe, and 
Elizabeth. 

Stephen had Nathaniel, Silas, Stephen, Joshua, and Dorcas. 

Daniel m. Sarah Ailing; w. 176G, n. ch. Thomas, Amos, Isaac, 
Joseph, Caleb, Eunice Baldwin, and Sarah Freeman. 

Ebexezer Dod was son of Daniel of Branford ; b. 
1651 ; in 1673, being of age, had the Seaman's lot 
granted him ; soon disappears. 

Samuel Dod, son of Dan. of Branford, was b. 1657 ; 
in 1678 was admitted a planter ; his w, prov. 1714 ; n. ch. 
Samuel, Jonathan, Mary, Martha, Rebecca, Susanna, and 
Hannah; wi. Martha. He was a Lieutenant in 1721, and 
a committee man on the town's mines, in the mining 
epidemic. 

Daniel Dod, in Newark 1707 ; was son of Stephen 
and g. s. of Dan. of Branford ; m. Eliz. Riggs ; had 
Stephen, John, and Timothy. 

Stephen, m. Deborah, dau. of Tho. Brown ; rem. to Mcndham ; 
had Lebbeus, Thaddeus, Daniel, Parmenas, Ucal, Betsy Cook 



144 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Kezia Sanders, Deborah Brown, Abigail Wright, Sarah, and 
Hannah. 

John, w. 17G8, n. ch. Adonijali, Nehoda, Abel, Matthew, James, 
Jemima, and Elizabeth; wi. Jemima; bro. in 1. Amos Harrison. 

For the Dod Tree, and its goodly fruit, see Rev. S. Dod's Fam. 
Rec. of Dan. Dod; revis. and enlarg. by Dod and Burnet, 1864. 

Patrick Falconer, who "suffered mucli for Christ 
and did not faint," m. Hannah dau. of dep. gov. Jones of 
New Haven ; d. 27th Jan. 1692 a. 33 ; said to have been 
a preacher in Newark ? w. says merchant ; n. broth. 
James Falconer, John Jones, and hon. fatb. Wm. Jones. 
Scott's Model, p. 196, has letter from P. Falconer, EHza- 
beth Town, 1681, ".not a country for idle people.'' 

Samuel Farrand, Esq., from Milford, s. in 1. of Joseph 
Wheeler, purch. of John Medlis in 1711 half of house lot 
of Sam. Plum for 85 pound current money of New York ; 
was g. s. of Nathaniel of Milford 1645, (the only Farrand 
in Savage's invaluable thesaurus,) and broth, of Nath. 1). 
15th May 1679, and Daniel b. 2d July 1683, sons of Nath. 
jun. of Milford. He d. 16th Sept. 1750 a. 69 y. 6 mo. ; 
w. n. ch. Daniel, Samuei,, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Jo- 
seph, Sarah, Phebe, and Elizabeth. 

, Doct. Daniel d. 7th Mar. 1764 a. 38; his wid. Margaret m 
Elijah Hedden. 

Samuel d. 1760 or 63. 

Ebenezer d. 22d Jan. 1777 a. 70 ; Ebenezer 21st July 1807 a. 
73, ai^d Samuel 15th Sept. 1788 a. 31 ; bur. Parsipjjany; son, and 
g. ch. of Sam. Esq. apparently. 

Nathaniel; in 1753 Assessor; in 1779 Collector in Newark; 
had wi. Mary ; ch. Wm. and Phebe ; prob. others. 

Joseph d. 8th Aug. 1760 a. 41 ; w. n. ch. Stephen, James, Enos, 
and br. Daniel's ch. Hannah, Margaret, and Lydia. Stejjhen d. 5th 
Mf!y 1821 a. 71 ; Sarah, relict of Joseph 3d Jan. 1813 a. 97; both 
bur. Bloomtield. Moses d. 19th Sept. 1805 a. 77; bro. of Doct. 
Daniel. 

John Gardner was admitted a planter 1677 ; m. Abi- 
gail Ward b. in 1665, bef. 1685 ; in 1694 to search on 
board vessels for lumber, exportation prohibited ; Sheriff 
of Essex 1695 ; sohl meadow to Mat. Williams in 1710 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 14") 

" free Iroin all rates, rents, aiuL taxes, from the be^Muuiug 
of the world" and "clear from quit rent forever;*' in 
1711 "in consideration of valuable affection and fatherly 
love"' gave part of " land at the mountain" to Thomas. 
His w. 1720, n. ch. Gershom, Thomas, and Sarah; wi. 
Hannah. Abigail d. after 1706. 

MiscELL.vxEors. — Henry Gardner d. 22J Nov. IT'JO a. 72: uas 
in Morris Co. bef. 17G9; -w. n. eh. Daniel, John. Silas, Kaehel, Abi- 
gail, Kuth Davis, Catharine Coe, andEstlier AHen. Thomas Gard- 
ner, Springtield 1792; w. n. ch. Elijah, Benjamin, Aaron, AVilliani, 
Thomas, Moses, Samuel, and Natli. Bonnel. David, an adult in 
Morris Co. in 1777, conject. of Henry and Gershom. Thomas. 
Samuel, Benjamin, John, and Thomas, jun., were cotemp. 174-1. 

Thomas Hayes, of Milford, 1645 ; perhaps son or 

broth, of Nathaniel of Norwalk who in 1672 had 7 eh. 

In 1664 "it was propounded to the town by Major Treat. 

Elder Buckingham, Lieut. Fowler, and Thomas Hayes, to 

build a fulling-mill and sawmill at Milford." Sergeant 

Thomas Hayes and Eliz. Peck, dau. of Joseph Peck, were 

m. 29th Oct. 1677, by Major Treat. They had Robert 

at Milford 30th Sept. 1679; came to Newark alt. 1692; 

had see. wi. dau. of Robert Denison ; and ch. Thomas, 

and Joseph, 

Robert, w. 175!); n. wi. Hannah, sist. Elizabeth Freeman and 
Hannah Hayes. Tradit. says he gave his homestead, corner of 
Hill and Broad st. to Presb. Church. He d. 28th Oct. 17o9 a. 82. 
says g. St. 

Thomas, d. 16tli Sept, 1749 a. 56; had TJioma.s, and Daniel. 
Thomas w. prov. 1777, n. ch. .John, Hannah, and Elizabeth ; sist. 
Dorcas Brown. Hannah m. Elias, and Elizabeth m. Henry Osborn. 
Sarah wid. of Thomas m. Simeon Riggs, and his w. 1789 n. Thomas 
Hayes his wi. son. Thomas d. 17th Dec. 1814 a. '61; Sarah Riggs 
d. 59th July 1822 a. 82 ; both l)ur. Bloomtield. Daniel d. ab. 1775 : 
br. Thomas heir at law. 

Joseph m. Elizabeth Day ; w. 1777 ; n. ch. Samurl, David, Joseph, 
dec, and Martha. Major Samuel, a true whig, vigilant and active 
in the times that tried men's souls, m. Sarah Bruen ; had Brucn, 
Phebe Pierson, Hannah Congar, Sarah Pennington, and Doct. 
Samuel; d. 2d June 1811 a. 83; wi. Sarah ijd June 1803 a. 71. 
David m.. ^l-Axy Crane; had Roljert, David, Joseph, ]Mary Combs, 
Abigail Pike,'Lydia Drake, Elizabeth Congar, and Rachel. He d. 

19 



146 THE vSETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

28th Jau. 1811 a. 713; wi. Mary d. 18th Dec. 1817 a. 83. Martha 
m. Jolin Ward ; no ch. 

Edwaud IIedden 111. Jane Jones, She d. 23d Feb. 
1773 a. 105. In 1732 John, and Joseph Hedden sold to 
Sam. Freeman, jr., for 36 pounds, 20 acres " next Free- 
man's land by the mountain ;" Oliver, and Eleazer Hed- 
den, witnesses ; all perhaps sons of Jane. 

Joseph, d. 3d Nov. 1798 a. 96, havmg had 13 ch., 176 g. ch., 
106 g. g. ch., and 3 g. g. gr. ch. His w. n. ch. Ebenezcr, David, 
Elijah, Job, Simon, Martha Colman, Phebe Saft'ron, Rebecca Ball, 
Eliz. Roberts, Jonathan, dec, and Joseph, dec. Ehenezer, w. 1783, n. 
ch. Obad., Jedidiah, dec, Sarah, Johanna, and Phebe. Jose([)h,]v., 
Esq., m. Sarali Canfield ; was one of the Com. for the sale of for- 
feited estates of loyalists, and d. 27th Sept. 1780 a. 52, " a victim 
to British cruelty." His w. n. ch. William, Moses, Israel, James, 
Isaac, and Sarah, subseq. wi. of John N. Gumming. Jonathan, had 
Caleb, Daniel, Abiel, Jotham, Mary Peck, Rebecca Baldwin, and 
Deborah. 

Eleazeu, w. 1770 ; n. ch. Eleazer, Edward, Nehemiah, Keziah, 
Ruth, Mary Higbe, and Phebe Jones. 

Eleazer Lampson was son of John of New Haven, 
and came with his moth. Eliz. Morris. He m. Abigail 
Swaine ; had corner of Broad and Market st. and in 1701 
sold to John Clark " a small piece, half an acre English 
measure, all ye front of ye lot," Eliz. Ogden on the 
north side. Daniel and Thomas Lamson were at Orange 
1743 and 1748. Eleazer, d. 1789 a. 69; Moses, 1798 a. 
40 ; both bur. Eockaway. 

Thomas Longworth, and Christopher Young, both of 
Southold, L. I., in 1686, transac. bus. with Henry Lyon, 
merchant, of Elizabethtown. Longworth may have been 
ances. of Thomas, who was in Newark bef 1717, and d. 
4th Sept. 1748, a. 56 ; w. n. ch. Thomas, John, Samuel; 
David, Isaac, and Martha ; wi. Dorcas. 

Thomas, Esq., m. a Rogers ; sec wi. Mary Bruen. He d. 23d 
July 1790 a. 72; was f. of David, pub. N. Y. Directory; and of 
Thomas, f. of Nicliolas, of Ohio. 

David, d. ab. 1761 ; Isaac adm. 

Isaac, hadwi. Sarali, d. 19th Jan. 1754 a. 23; sec. wi. waswid. 
of David Ogdcn, Esq. He was County Collector 1772-6 ; in '72 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 147 

paid John Pierson £3 for a "Wolfs Head per order of John Oc;dcn, 
Esq;" in "76 paid Tho. Longworth for Clerk to this Board for the 
year£l." His vr. 1790; n. v.\. Catharine; g. s. David Johnson. 

Samuel Nesbit, son of the exile from Scotland, ni. 
Abigail Harrison; d. 12th Mar. 1732 a. 36; \\\ n. ch. 
James, Samfel, John, and Abigail : br. in 1. Sam. Har- 
rison. 

Jamrs, had wi. Phebe, bef. 1749; they liad .Jonas, and Abigail ; 
))0th d. young ; and perhaps others. 

Samtjel, had wi. Mary, bef 17(51 : they had David <l. 170.'] a. 
23 ; perhaps others. 

John d. 1.3th Dec. 1813 a. 87 ; had wi. Elenor ; they had Sam. d. 
Sept. 1788 a. 28; perhaps also .James d. 24th Dec. 1811 a. 4.'), and 
Joseph d. 30th Nov. 1812 a. 41. 

Mary ^\l of Sam. d. 19th Sept. 1797 a. 59, moth, of Nathaniel i 
John, and Daniel, all d. bef. 1782 ; and perh. of Sam. d. 1819 a. 51- 

Humphrey NicnoLS was from " tlie land of steady 
habits ;" in Newark in 1738, he was paid 10 sh. 6 d. " for 
making the gallows and setting it up ;" he was engaged 
in erecting Trinity cburch ; also in the new kitchen ad- 
joining the Court House, and for " doing the same" had 
54 pounds, in 1753. His w. 1765, n. ch. Robert, Moses, 
Lewis, Isaac, Sarah, and Abigail. 

Capt. Robert, m. Elizabeth Johnson. They had David, Jediah, 
J., Isaac, Samuel, Moses, Aaron, Abby, wi. C. S. Ward, and Sallv, 
wi. J. Vanderpool. He d. 13th Nov.'l814 a. 80. 

James Nutman, Esq., from Edinburgh, m. sec. w. 
Sarah Prudden ; d. 8tli Mar. 1739 a. 77; w. n. ch. John, 
Samuel, James, Isaac, Epiiraim, Abigail, Mary Wil- 
liams, and Hannali Sergeant ; Samuel of Hunterdon. 

Rev. John, m. Mehetable Mitchell; was minister in Morris Co., 
d. Sept. 1751 a. 48 ; w. n. Nathaniel, James, Benjamin, and Sarah 
ch. of sist. Mary; Phebe, of sist. Abigail Tuttle; Rachel, of sist. 
Rachel Eagles, dec. ; John, Phebe, ancl Isaac, of Isaac, dec. ; Jona- 
than Dod, Hannah, and Sarah, of Hannah, dec. ; and gives £10 to 
Hanover Church. 

Samuel, d. 6th Apr. 1781 a. 73 ; no ch. had neph. Sam. 

CajDt. James, m. Eliz, Ogden ; d. 5th Apr. 1785 a. 69; had 
James, and Sarah ; by sec. wi. Lydia Rogers, wid. of a Crane, had 
Eliz., Lydia, and Isaac ; had also g. s. Samuel. 

Isaac, ni. Joanna Baldwin; rem. to Eliz. town ; d. bel". 17G0 



148 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

liad John, Phebe, and Sarah. .John m Tryplienia Bahlwin ; had 
Aaron, Ebenezer B. and Oliver. 

Ephraim d. 1751 a. 30, in Morris Co. ; no ch. 
David Ogdex, was from Eliz'town ab. 1676, broth, it 
is believed of John, jr., Jonathan, and Joseph ; and son 
of John who was at Stamford, 1641, and agreed next 
year with Gov. Kieft, of N. Amsterdam, to build a stone 
church : in 1644 was at Hempstead ; in 1656 at South- 
ampton ; named in Conn, charter 1662 ; })urchaser of 
Eliz'town 1664; and rep. in Assembly 1668. lie m^ 
Eliz. wid. of Josiah Ward; w. Dec. 1691 ; n. ch. David 
eldest, John, Josiah, and Swaixe. 

Capt. David d. 1st July 1734 a. 56; w. n. ch. John, jDavid, Uzal, 
Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Martha ; s. in 1. Nath. and John 
Johnson, and Jose^oh Tuttle. John, Esq., m. Hannah Sayre ; d. 
14th Feb. 1795 a. 87; had Capt. John, Aaron, Hannah Caldwell, wi. 
of Rev. -James; and others. David, Esq., m. Catharine dau. of 
Col. Josiah ; d. 28th Jan. 1750 a 40 ; had David, Caleb, Abigail, 
Catharine, James, and .Jacol). Isaac Longworth m. his wid. Ifzah 
Esq,, High Sherifl:' in 1703, " a gentleman of undissembled good- 
ness and universally esteemed," d. 25th July 1780; had Rev. Uzal, 
Moses, Charles, and Elizabeth wi. Robert Johnston. Martha m. 
Caleb Sayres; had David, Caleb, Jonathan, Uzal, and Tchabod 
Sayres ; and was sec. wi. of Tho. Eagles. 

John, w. Dec. 1732 ; n. ch. Thomas, Isaac, Hannah, Phebe, 
Jemima, Eliz. and Sarah. Jemima m. Dan. Pierson, Esq. ; Sarah 
m. Isaac Pierson ; Eliz. m. James Nutman, and one m. a Williams. 

Col. JosiAH had wi. "Cattern" in 1705; was rej). in Assemblv, 
1716 and 1731 ; d. 17th May 1763 a. 84 . w. n. ch. David, Jacob, 
Josiah, Mary, and Catharine Longworth ; g. ch. John, and Henry, 
sons of Josiah ; Sarah, Catharine, Josiah, Jacob, David, and Joseph 
Banks, ch. of Mary ; g. g. son Josiah Ogden Banks, son of James, 
jr., dec. ; and wi. Mary. Hon. David, grad. Yale 1728, Judge Sup. 
Court, and in the revolution a distinguished loyalist, d. 1800 a. 93; 
had Isaac, a lawyer, who m. Mary dec. 1772 a. 26, dau. of Rev. 
Isaac Browne, and in sympathy with the .Judge, in 1776 left; Abra- 
ham also of the bar ; and Col. Samuel, f. of David B. Ogden, 
Doct. Jacob was a distinguished physician, and settled in .Jamaica. 
L. I. Mary m.* James Banks; d. 18th Aug. 1751 a. 40. 

SwAiNE, d. 20th Apr. 1755 a. 68. Capt. Abraham d. 11th May 
1790 a. 67; w. n. ch. Abraham, Eleazer, and Lydia Baldwin; g. 
ch. Abraham and Rachel Baldwin, and Moses Osborn ; s. in 1. Josiah 
Baldwin. David d. 19th Oct. 1751 a. 38; all bur. in Orange. John, 
d. 1797 a. 60; bur. Caldwell ; i^erh. all sons of Swaine. 

Benjamin Parkhurst, of Elizabeth town. perh. son 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 149 

of Beuj., one of the Associates, in bis w. 1721, ii. cli. 
Benjamix, Samuel, Joliii, Martha, Mary, and Hannnli ; 
wi. Marv. 

Benjamin, had Jeniah, d. inf., and 7 dans. ; s. in 1. David James, 
Moses Beach, John Kitchcll, anda Muchmore ; perh. others. Benj. 
in Sussex ab. ISOO ; par. unk. 

Samuel m. Esther Baldwin, bur. on the day bet", the Brit, army 
ent. town, 177C. They had Stephen, CaUh, David, Samuel, and 
inf. dau. d. ITol. Stephen rem. to Sprinjjfiekl ; had Samuel, d. 
19th Sept. 1831 a. 63: wh. s. Steph. d. 6th Nov. 1813 a. '22; and 
Abraham, f. of Charles, and Jonathan. Caleb m. Lvdia Lvon : 
she d. 15tli Aug. 1785 a. 40; had Jabez, Henry L.. Hannah ""Wil- 
son, Esther Clark, Lydia, Nehemiah, Caleb, and Abby Lyon. He 
d. 7th Feb. 1817 a. 73; had sec. wi. wid. Eunice Brown. David 
d, Oct. 1778 ; had John, Samuel, David, and Mary Woodrutf, wi. 
of Abner. Rev. Samuel, o-rad. Princeton, d. and l)ur. at Blooming 
Grove, young ; had Nathaniel, and Marj-. Saml^el d. 1783. 

Joseph Peck m. L3'dia Ball; was son of Henry ol'^'. 
Haven who ni. Sarah, dau. of Roger Ailing ; b. 9th Oct, 
1675 ; d. 9th Jan. 1746 a. 71 ; the grave stone })roving 
the genealogy. They had Joseph, Timothy, and Sarah. 

Deacon Joseph d. 12th July 1773 a. 70 ; m. Jemima Lindsley ; w. 
n. ch. John, David, Abigail Jones, Ruth Dod, Eliz. Wright, and g. 
ch. David, son of Jesse, dec. John, Esq., w. 1782 ; n. ch. Jared, 
Aaron, John, Stephen, Rlioda, and Elizabeth. 

Timothy d. 80th Oct. 1797 a. 88: bur. Morristown; w. n. ch. 
Nathaniel, Sarah Beach, Lvdia Hathawav, Phebe Goble, and Al>i- 
gail Gardner. Nathaniel cl. 30th Mar. 1782 a. 39; had Phebe. 
Hannah, Rachel, Mary, Tirza, Lydia, and Sarah. 

Samuel Potter, from Wallingford, was son of John, 
of JSTew Haven, and bapt. 1641 ; m. Anna only dau. of 
Wm, Russell 1670; was admitted a planter in 1678 ; had 
a Survey and Patent 1679 ; was one of the 3 soldiers in 
1601 ; d. ab. 1696. Deacon Samuel Potter d. 5th Feb. 
1756 a. 84; possib. his son ; was buried on the green by 
the church at Conn. Farms. Sam, son of John Potter 
and neph. of Samuel, was b. 1675 ; deac. Sam. 1671. 
Justice Potter, at Court fi'om 1725 to 1787, and deac. 
Sam. perh. the same ? 

Rev. John Pruddex, was a son of Rev. Peter, from 
Yorkshire, who came to Boston witli Davenport, and ;it 



150 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWAEK. 

iSI". Haven 2;athered the Milford cliurch over which he was 
settled in 1650. Rev. John grad. Harvard 1668; was 
settled at Jamaica, L. I, 1670, at Kewark from 1692 to 
1699; in 1706 and after had for scholars Nat. and Sam 
Duglas, David and Mary Ogden, Jos. and David Peck, 
John and Steph. Dod, Tho. and Eliph. Johnson, Nat. and 
Dan. Morris, Jos. and Steph. Harrison, Jos. and Phebe 
Brown, Sam. and Sim. Hantington, Ben. Pierson, John 
Plum, Eben. Lyon, Dan. Lindle}^, and others, night and 
day. Casparus Schuyler, and Gerardus Beekman, entered 
for board and school in 1707. In 1792 he sent to the 
weaver at Flushing " linen warp and woolen heft to be 
wrought into curtains." In 1712 John Conduit wove 31 
yards of woolen cloth for him for ^1 3s. 6d— 288 pounds 
of beef had from Jasper Crane, being worth >£2 8s. Od. 
He d. 11th Dec. 1725 a. 80; had ch. John, Joseph- 
Joanna wi. Nathaniel Moore ; Kezia wi. Elnathan Bald- 
win, and Sarah wi. James Nutman. 

John b. at Milford 1G75 ; w. 1715, n. ch. Abigail, and Joanna. 
Abigail m. Samuel Ailing. 

Deacon Joseph d. in Morris Co. Sept. 1776 a. 84; \v. n. cli. 
Joseph, Isaac, Peter, Moses, Adoniram, Benjamin, Kc-ziah, Kachel, 
and Sarah Miller. 

Joseph Tuttle m. Abigail Ogden; rem. to Whip- 

pany bef. 1738 ; was Esq. Deacon, and Col. d. 1789 a. 91 ; 

w. n. ch. Joseph, John, and David ; g. s. Samuel, son of 

Joseph. 

Samuel. Hanover, 1762; w. n. son Ebenezer; broth. John. 
Joseph, David, Moses, and James; ^vi. Rachel. 

Timothy Tuttle, Esq, Hanover, 1755; w. n. ch. 

Daniel, Thomas, Isaac, Stephen, Abraham, Mary, and 

Joanna; s. in 1. John Style; wi. Cecilia. John Style, 

adm, Abraham, 1762. 

Miscellaneous. — Joseph, and Timothy Tuttle, were sons of 
Stephen who was b. 20th May 1678, and in his w. Woodbridge, 
1709, n. ch. Timothy eldest, Jose^Dh, Stephen, and Sam., cons. John 
Cooper. Stephen was a son of Joseph who m. Hannah Munson in 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. I'd 

1667; and g. s. of Wm. who came iVoin Co. Nortliainplon, says 
trad, in 1635 to Boston a. 20, -with Avi. Eliz. and ;i cli. ; Imt soon 
rem. to New Haven, and became a man of conscfiuonee. 

Jonx Yaxce, d. 9th Nov. 1751 a. (34. Alies or Alice, 
wid. 17tb Sept. 1764 a. 73. His w. n. cli. Edward, Wil- 
iam, Thomas, Alexander, Esther, Anne Norwood, Eliza- 
beth llenrj, and g. s. John, son of James. 

Miscellaneous. — In 17G1, "\Ym. and Mary sold to Sam. Hayes, 
for £229, a house and home lot of ;5 acres; now of C. "Walsh. 
Mary d. 7th Dec. 1787 a. Go. Tho. d. 2d Apr. 1757 a. 29. AVm. s. 
of Ed. and Mary d. 1757 a. 19 mo. p:dwar(l d. 2;5<l Jan. 1808 a. 
54. Sarah, wid. Ed. d. 21st Sept. 1813 a. 50. 

John Vanderpool m. Apphia Davis. lie d. lOih 
July 1768 a. 56. She d. 27th Aug. 1705 a. 87. They 
were m. bef. 1739. John, perh. s. of Wynant, d. 4th 
Apr. 1750 a. 6d. Catharine, w. of Wynant, d. 12th Jan. 
174^:, a. 57. John kept the County House in 1762, and in 
1765, Thomas, perh. son, was paid " for Boards to make 
a Partition in the Court House, 20 sh." 

Miscellaneous. — From their broken gr. st. ; their graves having 
been unlawfully sold by an Hon. May. and Com. Conn, at 50 cents 
per sq. foot; we learn that ]\Ialachi Pool d. 26th March 1743; 
Malachi, son of David and Catharine, in 1772 ; a dau. of Abraham 
and Jane, in 1736 ; and Eliz. dau. of Malachi and Mary Pool, 10th 
Oct. 1736 a. 2: and James A^anderpool d. 31st Mar. 1799 a. 34 y. 
6 mos. 

John Pool d. 27th Feb. 1781 a. 37; w. n. ch. Aliiian, James, 
John, and Jabez ; wi. Elizabeth. 

Thomas Vanderpool, w. 1785 n. ch. .Jones, Jolui, ami Isaac ; wi. 
Rachel. 

Deacon James Wheeler, d. 3d Jan. 1747 a. 63; Mary, 

his wid., perh. sec. wi., d. 1st Jan. 1763 a. 84. He bought 

of Ab. Kitchell, in Dec. 1712, the home lot form. Rol). 

Kitchell's, and was prob. with two Josejih Wheeler's, in 

Newark 1726, of the Milford famil}^ He had a son 

Caleb, perh. other ch. 

Deacon Caleb, d. 22d Dec. 1803 a. 77. His w. n. ch. Caleb 
and James, dec. ; s. in 1. Robert Neil, and wi. Phebe. Capt. Jamea, 
d. 12th Mar. 1777 a. 37; a soldier of the revolution, good, and true, 
and worthy of a more honorable monument than the edifice 
stealthily and illegally erected on the burial place of the family 



152 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

His ch. were Stej^lien, James, Joseph, and Phebe. Phebc was 
wi. of Gov. Wm. S. Pennington. 

Joseph Wheeler, w. 1726; n. ch. Ephraim, Stephen, 
Dorcas, Mary, Patience, and Abigail. 

Joseph Wheeler, w. 1726; n. ch. eldest Joseph, 

Justice, Obadiah, Patience Beardslee ; s. in 1. Samuel 

Farrand; wi. Dorcas. He had lands in Milford, Port 

Royal, and Newark. 

Miscellaneous. — David Wiieelee, Hanover ; w. n. ch. Dai'id, 
John, Mary, Phebe, Rlioda, and Sarah ; Avi. Charity. David, d. Stli 
May 1775 a. 27 ; bur. AVhip2)any. ./«//«, Hanover, 1780 ; w. n. ch. 
Charity, Susanna, and Eliz. In 1773, .Joseph, and Abiel, of Morris 
Co., sokl land in Newark. Sarah, wi. of Jos., d. 28th Jan. 1735 a. 
52; bur. Newark. 

Matthew Williams, a son of ^Matthew, of AV^ethers. 

field, had " for his home lot, part of a sec. division, on 

the liill by the town side, in the rear of Henry Lyon's 

home lot." He d. 12th Nov. 1732, a. 81 ; bur. at Orange, 

Matthew, Esq., pres. his s. w. 1759 n. ch. Isaac, Thomas. 

Sarah Mun, Jemima Dod, Lydia Harrison, and Joanna 

Condit. 

Miscellaneous. — Auios Williams, appears in 1700; may have 
1;)een that elder bro. of Matthew, b. 1645. Nath. and Gershom, are 
of rec. 1784. Capt. Amos, d. 19tli Apr. 1744, a. 70. Amos, Esq., 
d. 26th June, 1754, a. 64. Capt. Thomas, d. 12th July, 1830, a. 90. 
Eleazer, d. 11th May, 1814, a. 80. Samuel, d. 1st Apr. 1812, a. 99. 
Samuel, jr., d. 7th Apr. 1824, a. 70; hence their descen. should be 
able to trace their lineage. 

JoxxAii Wood, d. LSth Apr. 1725, a. 68; bur. in 

Newark, perh. s. of Jonas, of Conn. 1641 ; Southampton 

bef. 1654 ; and one of the 80 Elizabothtown associates. 

Miscellaneous. — Capt. Christopher "Wood, perh , s. of Jonnah. 
d. 8th Feb. 1759, a. 68; w. n. ch. EVias, John, Abigail Ilorton, and 
Phebe Bruen ; av. Phebe ; g. ch. James, Henry, and Hannah Lyon ; 
Joseph, Elias, Jabish, Eliz. and Phel:)e Bruen ; and Phebe Horton. 
Elias, 1771, H'. n. ch. Christopher, and Nathaniel ; neph. James, 
Jonathan, Stephen, Zophar, and Henry, ch. of Henry Lyon, dec. 
Jonas Wood, 1745, w. n. ch. Anna Clark, Phebe Terrill, Margaret, 
and Sarah ; bro. Joseph ; and John, s. of bro. John, dec. 

KoBEKT Young, was one of the Scotchmen welcomed 

by the town, with Clizbie, and Nesbit. He was j^erh. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. lo3 

one of those given to Pitlocbie and Barelay, and il not 
banished, a companion oC the prisoners, in 1685. lie ni. 
Sarah, dau. Ben. Baldwin. They had David, John, 
Jonathan, Robert, and Stkphex. lie was" Sheriff in 
1696, and a Trustee named in the grant from the Proprie- 
tors of N. J. witli John Curtis, John Treat, and Theoph. 
Pierson. to hold " the small tract allotted for the l)urying 
place," and for no other purpose forever. He d. 7th Nov. 
1726, a. 63. By a permit from the sue. of said Prop, a 
highway has desecrated his grave for 30 years ! 

David, d. 3d Sept. 1765, a. GO. John, d. 25tli Apr. 1788, a 7;!. 
David, tlic astronomer, was from cue of these. Stephkx, was ]>. 
4th July, 171G ; w. 1785 n. ch. Jonas, Aaron, Daniel, and Abigail 
Ailing ; wi. Joanna. 

Miscellaneous. — Thomas Young; Pequanak ; w. 17G!t, n. cli. 
Artluir, Thomas, IMorgan, Daniel, David, Margaret, Eliz., Phcbe, 
Thankful, Mary, and Hannah. John Youn(;, Morris Co., w. 1775 
n. ch. Israel, Jonathan, Isaiah, Benjamin, John, Grover, Sylvanus, 
Sarah, Temperance, and Experience. Joseph Youngs, Hanover ; 
AV. 1789 n. ch. Grover, John, autl Katurah Marsh. 



20 



V. 



NOTES. 



NOTES 



NOTE A. 

[N. Y. Col.. MSS., Vol. IX., p. CJO.] 

Worthy Sir: after my due respects p'sented vnto you tlicse few 
lines ar to request a keiiulnes of you, taking you to. be my spetial 
frond, and know no other like your self to intrust in such a Case 
as this : the thing I dezier and som others with me is this, that you 
woulde be pleased to take tlie first an<l moste sutal)le oppertunity 
to si^eake with the honored gouernor, cleziring him rcsolue you in 
these purteculars 

first, whither or no, that place upon the mayne land which is 
called Arther Cull bee free from ingagements : 

Secondly if free, then whither or no he will be plescd to grant 
it to a Company of honest men that may dezier to sit doune ther 
to make a plantasion vnder his gouerment, and that you would be 
pleased hauing so done to return an answer by the first, which we 
shall waight for, and hauing incoragement we shall forthwith 
adres our seines to treate further with him aljoute the matter, thus 
not doubting of your faithfuUnes lierin, I take leaue and rest yours 
to Comande 

JOHN STICKLIN 

from huntingtou february loth IGCO. 

left me intreate you to send the answer to Samuwcll Mathies at 
Rusdoq)e, that it maye be conveied to me in safety : and that you 
woulde ))e pleased that it jnay be kept secret houeuer it goe. 

S'. if you can w"' conveniencie I would intreate you to send me 
an answer 1)y y" bearer of this, all convenient speede being requisite. 

[translation.— I'. 643.] 

The preceding petition being delivered to Captain Lieutenant. 
Breair Nuton, and l)y him communicated to the Hon. Director 



158 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

General, the same was laid before the Council by his Honor, and 
after the question was put, it was resolved to give the said Capt. 
Lieutenant for answer, that he could let the petitioners know that 
they are at lil^erty to come to examine said tract of land, and if it 
suited them, then further disposition would be made of their peti- 
tion and proposal. 1st June, 1661. 



NOTE B. 

[N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. IX., p. 895.] 

To the most Hono'"' Gouerno' of the New Netherlands humble sa- 
lutacons 

Seeing it hath pleased God to order it in his p'uidence, that a 
companie of Considerable jjersons that came into N. E. that they 
might serve god w'" a pure conscience, and enjoy such liberties & 
priueledges both Civill and Eclesiasticall as might best aduantage 
unto, and strenghten them in the end and worke aforesaid, w"* also 
thorough the mercy of god they haue enjoyed for more then twen- 
tie yeares together, and the lord haueing blessed them w"" posteri- 
ties so that their numbers are increased & they being desirous to 
p'uide for their posterities so as their outward comfortable subsist- 
ance and their soulles welfare might in the use of sutable means 
thorough the blessing of the almightie be attained. In order 
hcerunto they have aj^pointed some to view some adjacent parts of 
this Amerrican wildernes who haue bin Curteously and encourag- 
ingly entertained by yo' Hono' w"'' the Companie doth accknowl- 
w* all thankfuUnes.— And haue now sent some of our bono"* trustie 
and well beloued friends to wit : Mr Benjamin Sen Mr Robert 
Treatt Mr Lawes & Deacon Gun, In the name of the committee 
empowred by the Companie and in y" behalfe of the Companie, to 
treat and Conclude as they shall see cause with your hono' or whom 
it shall concerne. About the tearmes vpon w'*" they may be en- 
couraged to begin to plant, and so from time to time as they are 
able to proceed yearly by some of themselves and by some of their 
posteritie or their friends, that may hereafter desire to joine w"" them 
for the enlargem' of the kingdom of christ Jesus in the Congrega- 
tionall way, and all other meanes of comfort in subordination heer- 
vnto. And seeing that this Designe if sutably encouraged may 
hopefully be more for the glory of god and benefitt & welfare of 
the dutch nation In Amerrica, and the hono' of their principalis 
in Europe then any yet hath bin by planters vnder their shad- 
dow in these parts. The Companie doeth therefore desire that 



NOTES. 159 

neither any Queries or p'positions made l)y our lionc)"'inessengers 
betrusted and Instructctl, niin;ht l)e in the least measure greuous or 
oifensiue to your liono' or any Intrust -w'*" you, for wee are true men 
and noe spies, 1)Ut to p'uido o-ood rinhte(ni^s and honest thin<rs for 
o' selues posterities and friends like minded. As we haue alreadie 
for many yearcs enjoyed, and are eonie by these our messengers to 
you: And therfore in order to ])"i)osalls wee desire that without 
offence we may haue as plaine and clearc an answer as may be to 
these following entiuiries and i^'positions. 

MATHEW GILBERTE in y' name 
of y" Comittie impowered 
by y' Company 

ffrom Milford Dated this 8th of 
November 1G61 In New enolaud. 



[N. Y. Col. MSS„ Vol. IX., p. 899.] 

Proijositions agreed upon by the comittie in the name & behalfe of 
the Companie, to be presented to the hono"" Gouerno' of the 
New Netherlands by those whose names are subscribed. 

1. That if a Church or Churches of English shall be planted in 
the i^laces p'jjounded they may be allowed by the Authoritie of the 
high & mightie lords and states Generall of the vnited p'uinces in 
the Netherlands in Europe, And w"" the a])p'bation of the Bewind- 
hebbers of the West India Companie, to enjoy all such power 
priueledges and liberties in the congregationall way as they have 
enjoyed them in New England abouc tweutie yeares paste, without 
any disturbance Imi)edim" or Imj^ositions of any other forms order 
or customs to be obszued by them : And that therein they be 
allowed and a2)proued churelies by some publique testimonie vpt)U 
record. 

3. That if the Englisli churches planted vnder the chich gouernc- 
ment shall consent to consociate together for mutuall helpefulnessc: 
They may be allowed by the authority it with the appro) )ation 
aforesaid soe to doe and to call a Synod, and therein to establish by 
comon consent such orders according to scripture as may be requisite 
for the sui^i^ressing of herisies schismes and false worshi]>s, and for 
the establishm' of truth w"" peace in those English churches. And 
that the Gouernour and Courts at New Amsterdam, shall jirotect the 
said English Churches and Synnods from any that oppose them or 
be Injurious to them. 

3. The English planters Doe desire that they may have libertie 
and power by y" authority and w"'y" app'bation aforesaide to haue 
tiie ordering of all Judicature and all their ciuill affaires Avithin 
themselves. To chuse their owiie magistrates and all other ofhccrs, 
and constitute and keepe Courts and make all such lawes and orders 
as they shall findc most sutablc to their condition and welfare iu 



160 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

that place And that all persons planters and others, for the time 
they are amongst them within their p'cincts, shall be bound to 
acquiesce in all their lawes orders sentences and appointm" of anie 
of their owue court or courts & officers determinately according to 
such orders and lawes as are or shall be from time to time agreed 
upon & enacted by them, and unto all their sentence made & ver- 
dicts declared without aj^peales to any other Authoritie or Juris- 
diction. This power the English in America within New England 
haue had & exercised in all causes by the graunt of the late King 
of England Charles the first, as is to be seen in his Majesties letters 
pattent, aboue twentie yeares together. And it is much more neces- 
sary that they haue it under the Duch (whose lawes they know not 
nor understand their language and the way and manner of their 
exercisemg this their sole power.) Wee purpose according to the 
fundementalls receuied in Newhauen CoUonic, w^" are in print to be 
seen (or the most of them) so far as w^e shall finde it will a like 
suite christs ends and our condition there. 

4. That all the lands agreed for, as clearly and vndeniably j^ur- 
chased of the Indeans by an Athentic lustrum' or lustrum" and that 
Avee may haue one of them in our Custodie, and that the lands of 
those Indeans that have y" naturall and ciuill right be subscribed 
and soe owned by them in the p'sence of English duch and Indeans 
as lawfully l)ought & sould, and that then these lands shall be made 
y" lip Inheritans of the English planters and their jjosteritie for euer 
by the Authoritie and power w"" the approbation aforesaid, accord- 
inge to all p'sentor future orders graiints and agreem" or deuisions 
of all such lands so bought as shall l^e made by the English alone 
amongst themselues by p'sons Instructed and empowered by them 
for such afaires. 

5. That noc Inhabitants be i)ut upon us by the Duch, but that 
wee haue the sole power of disposeing our lands and entertaining 
or rejecting all Inhabitants accordmg to agrecm'^ that shall from 
time to time be made amongst ourselues. 

That the English planters in the aforesaid places, by authoritie 
and w"" approl)ation aforesaid may haue equall libertie of trading 
Av"' the Duch in all respects, they paying all lawful dues and cus- 
tomes as the Duch doe or w"' any other whomsoeuer. 

Our humble desire is that the p'mises bemg graunted by those in 
Holland, or to whom the pattent and power of such graunts apper- 
taineth, may bo declared and ratified by an Authenticall lustrum' 
signed and sealed by the pattentees in Europe if it remaines w"' 
them, And thati'a coppie of it so signed sealed and Authentically 
Attested may ])e procured for the English i)lanted vnder the Duch 
to be by them kept among their publique records for y'= benefitt of 
posteritie. 

BENJAMIN FENN 
ROBERT TREAT 
RICH LAW 
JASPER GUN 
Dated this 8th Nouemb : 16G1 
from Milford in New England 



NOTES. 161 

NOTE C. 

[N. y. Col. Mss., Vol. IX., p. ;iO!).] 

Extract, outh of the Rccordcs and Resolutions of the Lord Direetor 
Generall and Counsels of the N. Netherlands, taken in their 
Court Vppon Mooncday the 28tli of Novcmb' IGGl. 

The Director Generall & Counsells otV the N. Netherlands have- 
ing i^crused the Commissione and Propositions, produced by Benja- 
min Fenn, Robber treat, Rich Lawe, and Jasper gun. Deputies of a 
grcather Comjxanie English People, pro])ounding v])i)on Certainc 
termes to be admitted, as inhabbitans antl sulijects vnder this gov- 
ernement. Doc judge the matters off a lievier Consernement as to 
give soo full & satisfactory answer vppon Every perticull. 

Nevertheless, Consideringe the aforementioned Deputies are very 
Desirous to oljtain any Answer for to Relate vnto their principals, 
is Resolved to give this foUoweinge provisionale Answer. 

Because there is no ditlerence in the fundementall poincts of the 
Worship of god, betwixt these, and the Churches of New Eng- 
land, as onely in the Ruelings of the same — 

The Director generall & Couuscll doe make noe DifRcultc to give 
way & Consent vnto the two first propositions, because in Our 
Natytr Country, alsoo here, was never practised restraint of Con- 
siences, in the meane tyme wee wish & liope that by a neerer meet- 
ing and Conference betweene oure & theire ]\Iinisters, further ob- 
structions in this i)oinct shall be rcmoeved and that all Lovinge 
Vnity shall be observed. 

Vjjpon the Thirth Proj^osition— vnto the petitioners shall be 
graunted in the Avaye of Magistrature, Judicature and sivill 
affaires, all such jiower, Authoritie, Priveledge, and Liberty, as all 
other townes & Collonies of N Netherland have obtained, to Avit, 
the Nommation off theire OA\nie majistrates within her selfes yeare- 
ly in a dubble Number, to be present vnto the Director Generall and 
Counsell, for to be Elected out of the same the Magistrates for that 
yeare and to confirme them, the which shall be (pialified, with suf- 
ticcint power & authority for to make, and to see approbated & Con- 
firmed by the Direct' general & Counsell, all such Ordinances as 
they shall find good for the Ijcnifitt of theire townes or plantations, 
Accordinge to the same, to doe Right and Justice, the Api)ell being 
Reserved Vnto the high Court, in Conformite of the general Order 
and Exemi)tion graunted vnto all the Inhabitants of the N Nether- 
lands. 

The fourth & Sixt propositions were graunted. 

Conserninge the fiftc proposition, none of the Townes in the N 
Netherlands arc troubled with Lihabitancc the which doe not Lyke 
her or her Magistrates, being reserved that they doc not admitt 
any Inhabitance without appro1.)ation and acknowledgement of the 
Direct' generl: & Counsell, and give theire Oath forthe Afiirmalion 
of fidellyty. Thus acted in the fortres named Amsterdam, att the 

21 



162 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

Court kept by the Lord Director geuerall & Counsell of tlie N. 
Netherlands adj Vt Sui^ra. 
Siaued 

P: STUYVESANT"' 
Agreed with the foresaid Recordes 
Subchrybed C: V. RUYVEN Secretary" 



Translated by mc 



SALAMON La CHAIR, Notary pub: 



NOTE D. 

[N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X., p. 73.] 

Worthy and Lovinge friendes, 

Wee doe Conceave that Our Scriptuall Answer, more largly de- 
clared by Words of Mouth and mutuall discourses, are such as 
possibely can be Expected and as is answerabel to our superiors in 
Europe ; it is known (: Honnor and thanks be given for it, to the 
Bountifull God :) that there is no at the least differency In the 
fondamentell points off Religion, the differency in Chm-ches orders 
and gouernment so small that wee doe not stick at it, therefore 
have left, and Leave it still, to the fredom of your owne Consiences. 

In Civil matters which doe not schrupi:)el the Cousiency, it is a 
Common Proverb, in strainge places we may finde but must make 
noe lawes ; Conserninge our Common Practis in matters oft' Civil 
justice, with your printed orders, we find soo little difference that it 
\vil not hinder the buissenis in hand. Only the Appeale and Con- 
firmation of magistrates out a dubbel Number (: as a token of an 
acknowledgement, to a higher Authority :) most be Referred to the 
gouvernour generl & Counsel in tyme beinge, but if the summe 
wherre of a party may Appeale, & the feyues before he may Ap- 
peale (: beinge Commonly hundert gilders, and the feynes twoe 
Pound sterlinge :) to your judgement is to smal both may be exalted 
to a heyer summe. 

The Confirmation of Magistrates out a dubbel Number is in 
several Respects Requisit and needful, more for the good of the 
townships as for the Authority of the government, the Reasons 
shortenes sake wee shal deferre to more Convenient tyme & Place, 
the Common practis of the Governour & Counsel before they 
Proceed to the Election & Confirmation of the New Magistrates, is 
to advyse with the deputy of the Old Magistrates Presentinge the 
nomination before them, which the most fitted men are for that 
office, where out in i)art the premises may be deducted. 

These two poincts being amongst your Propositions the Princi- 
pals, whereabouts at the last meetinge the differancy (to our 



NOTES. 163 

Remembrance) was left, & the Bearer your Present messenger ic 
agent, John gregorie, lieingenot further Instructed, wee shall brcake 
of for the Present, only -wee thought it meete for the furtherance 
of the matters in hand to acquaint youit those it may Conseme, 
with the Oath of tidellity, which iu the first jilace all Inhabitants, 
secondly all magistrates & military officers every one in his place 
are to doe : after our love and Respect wee shal Rest. 

Your Ijoviug friends 
Amsterdam in the 

N Netherl'"' this 

11 of March 1G62— 



[N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X., p. 147.] 

Vppon the Propositions made by the English deijuties Robbert 
treat Philip Groues, and John Gregory, the Governour & Counsel 
of the N. Netherl''' doe stil Remaine l)y that answer as formerly in 
schriptis was given and sent vnto them, and for further Explanation 
of sum particulars, which they thinck to be dou1)tfull, this present 
may serve : 

First Conseminge the twoe former Propositions altout the Churches 
orders, and govei'nment, wee Referre that vnto themselves, that 
they not any way shal be molested therein, and if need should 
Require that advyce should l^e taken with sum English Ministers, 
or Churches within these provence of the N. Nederlands, that shall 
be left to their own liberty. But in case iff a Synod, there-\aito 
most be Required the approbation, and Consent of the governour 
and Counsel then beinge. 

Conserninge the third proposition, the governour & Counsel doe 
give Consent that the aforesaid English Nation, being setlet vnder 
this government, shal have power by the most vote of the Churches 
members, to nominate their owne Magistrates in such a quantity 
as they shall thincke most meete, and needfuU, for their towne or 
Townes, which Magistrates with the freemen shul be Impowred to 
make such lawes and Ordinances as occasion shal Require, which 
lawes & Ordinances after Examination being found not oppugnand 
to the general lawes of the Vnited Belgick and this Provinces, 
shal by the Governour & Counsel be Ratified and Confirmed vnto 
them. Only the Governour & Counsel doe Reserve the Appeals of 
Criminal and Civil Sentences above the sum of fifty pound sterlinge, 
Without Reformation or appeale to that sum, for all such inhab- 
itants as there\Tito shal sul^schrybe ; and y' Confirmation of y' 
Magistrates out of a dublx'l number yearly to be Presented vnto 
them, out of which dubbel number with advyce or Communica- 
tion of the Old :Magistrates, or their deputies, the following ]\Iagis- 
trates, by governour & Counsel then beinge shal Ije Confirmed, 

Conserninge the iurther propositions were by these presents 
uraunted 



164 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

NOTE E. 

(N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X., part II., p. 231.] 

After my humble p' sentation 'of many thanks to yo' Lo''" for all 
yo' former expressions of love and kinclenesse doe send greetings. 
And being thereby encouraged to p 'sent you w"" these lines entreat- 
ing soe much fou' of y' Lo"" -when yo' leisure will by the first p'mit 
and if you se cause any longer and further to encourage the com- 
panie, or such of them as have been waiting for Mr Winthro])R 
coming to put to an end all p'tended claimes to y' lands vnder 
treatie w"" yo'selfe & hono"' Counsell, tho' o' neighbo" therby seem- 
ed to hinder and obstruct y'' matter what they could, And also to 
hear what the encourageing answers or returnes you may have 
Receaued from yo' Lo""^ in Holland, after which they haue l)een and 
are still much waiteing to see if you haue receaued any further 
liberty and power to encourage, And will be pleased to let them 
vuderstand the same, w^"'' if they may obtaine this request of you 
they wil acquaint one another thereAv"", & promise to returne you 
an answer upon what teannes they will proceed, if they doe at all, 
si^eedily ; And whether or noe it is not within your compasse to 
grauntthem free liberty, as vnder your Authority & prouince, paye- 
ing all dues & duties as shall be agreed upon, they may not be a 
free people of themselves to act subordinately for themselves both 
in all Ciuill & Eclesiasticall respects. And not further at p'sent to 
trouble, saueiug my humble Desire to pardon my boldnes and ab- 
ruptnes and to fauo' me with an answee heerto by this bearer,* and 
to take leaue to subscribe my selfe 

as I am your loueing freind 
*To: Alsup to comand in what I may 

ROBERT TREATT 

Milford y 29th of June 1663 



NOTE F. 

[Extract from Despatch to Director Stuyvesant, March 20, 1C63.— N. Y. Col. MSS., 
Vol. XV., p. 7.] 

" Thus far we paid our attention to the two letters signed l)y 
the Director and Counsellors. The next which claims it, is 
that of the Director Stuyvesant in particular, in which we 
obsei-ve a petition of some English neighbours, who desired to 
establish themselves in considerable numbers within the limits of 
of the Company's jurisdiction, behind Staten-island al)out the 
Raritan river, and did see from the annexed documents your Hon's 
opinion about it, to which we then make no objection — especially 



NOTES. 165 

so as this settlement mio;ht serve as a bulwark to our nation against 
the Savages on the Raretan and Moncsink, -wherefore it should 
have been gratifying to us, that this proposal had been carrii'd 
into effect, in.which ellbrts we hope that your Honour shall con- 
tinue. If we are not mistaken, then the prineipal obstacle, which 
retarded its progress, was the appeal in criminal cases and capital 
crimes of whoredom, adultery and similar ofl'ences, -which they 
punish according to the hnv and the exiM-essetl -nord of CJod, 
against which maxim, although the laws of our Fatherland use 
some connivance in this respect, Ave make no objection but could 
not willingly transfer to them the absolute disposal of all criminal 
cases whatever -without appeal; Nevertheless, if the admission and 
settlement of this nation on that spot is considered so all important 
to ours, we could permit, to facilitate this negotiation, that no ap- 
peals to us should take place in all such crimes, iu which the pro- 
cess of the crime is instituted upon a voluntry confession, in which 
could not be consented in all other cases of a dubious nature, as 
your honour must apprehend, besides further, that their laws, in 
punishing all similar crimes against the maxims of our Father- 
land, should only be put in jiractice against their own country- 
men — and not against such of our nation, who might settle 
amongst them. Your Honour must not give iqj this jjoint, as 
long it is tenable — it is of too high importance — jn'ovided. if 
the object in vie-^v is not obtainable without this sacrilicc, then 
your Honour is authorized to treat -with the English on such 
terms, as in your opinion are best adapted to promote the welfare 
State and its subjects."' 



NOTE G. 

[N. Y. Col. MSS., Vol. X., part II., pp. 231, 233, 233, 23".] 

[tkanslatiox.] 

[20 July 1663.] 

The foregoing letter of Mr Robbert Treat* being read and haying 
therewith resumed the propositions delivered in by him and some 
other English and registered in the Register of Resolutions under 
date 28 Noveml/ 1661 ; on letters of the Lords Directors the fol- 
lowing answer is given to the aforesaid proijositions. Note, the 
Propositions be further seen under the aforesaid date in the said 
Register of Resolutions. 

Lovinge frind Mast' Treatt 

Yours off 29 juny send bii Mcs' Alsop I haue receaued the 18 off 
July New Styl. In answn^r -n'hereoff I sal say that we haue receaued 
from our lords and masters in holland, a ful and satisfactory answer 
and consent to al wich haue been done and agitated with stil 

♦See Note E. 



166 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

vnclerhand and withal, they advys how far to condescent att the 
points & questions the wich, thatt they might to better bee examin- 
ed conned over and vnderstanded, wee haue thought meet to copie 
them from word to word for as they in writings wer^deliuered and 
presented vnto us, and haue by present p" sett in the margin our 
Clare and Catecorical answer to each off them, wych beingli com- 
municated to your Comi^anye we sal bii te bearer oif postylle, or 
else wyth the first ojjpertunity, expect the Companys answer and 
resolution weyther they are intend to proceed with ... off that 
wee roay order our occasions thereunto, soo after my service sal rest. 
20 July 1663: 



The twoe first propositions were absolutely graunted — 
Vppon the 3d jDroposition 

1 : We doe graunt by these presents the English Townes shall 
have the choyce off theire owne Majestrates, in quality and num- 
ber as they see most expedient for the Towne or Townes benefit and 
Welfare, only that the Chosen Magistrates annually shal be pre- 
sented before the governour and Counsel, for to be Confirmed l^y 
them and to Renew the oath of Magestracy. ' 

2 : They shall have Consent & power to keepe Court or Courts, 
and to make such Orders and Lawes, as they shal fiynde most 
sutable to the Condition and Welfare oft' that place, only that the 
Lawes and orders, made for the better administration oft' justice 
shal be presented unto the govern'' and Councell, and beinge found 
to Concure with the holy Schripture shall be Confirmed vnto them, 
and also Standinge Laws to be observed by all persons and planters 
for the tyme they are and Live amongst them. 

3 : Conserninge the Appeels, it is hereby graunted and Con- 
firmed, that all Capitall Sentences wherein the jjartys are Convinced 
l:»y owne Confession shall be put in Execution by the Court or 
Courts without appeel, but in darke and dubious matters, especial- 
ly in Wich Craft, such Sentences off death shall not be put in Exe- 
cution, as with a2)prol3ation of the govern"^ general & Counsel in 
tyme beinge. 

4 : In Civil Matters and questions, all persons, planters, & other 
Inhabitants shall acquiesse in the Lawes, Orders, Sentences and ap- 
pointments oft" their owne Court or Courts officers to the valine oft' 
hundred jDOunds without appeel. 

The 4th point is absolutely graunted. 

The 5th point, noe Inhabitants shall be put or send in their 
Townes, w*"'' doe not lyke her or her magistrates, beinge Reserved 
that they doe not admit any Inhabitants without approbation and 
acknowledgement oft' the Governour & Counsel, and have given 
their Oath off fidelity. 

The 6th point is absolutely graunted & accepted. 
Vj^pon the 7th propositions 

The former propositions, and what therevnto is Belonginge, 
beinge Concluded, the graunts & Conditions thereoff shall be a 
publicq Instrument Charter or jDattent be Confirmed vnto them, by 
the Governour and Counsel subscrybed and scaled. 



APPENDIX. 



tlrfliiniiuirji 'duii Attniiiant (tirminstaiiffs. 



At the mectini^ ot" the New Jorjiey Historical tSucietv licltl in 
Npwaik, May 18th, 1865, Mr. W. A/Whiteiieau offered the fol- 
loAving resolution, which was adopted : — 

" Resolved, That the Executive Coiniiiittee, in conjunction witli the ofticers of the 
Society, be requested to adopt such raeat^ures as may be necessary to celebrate in a 
proper manner in May, 18IJ6, under the auspices of the Society, the Two Hundredth 
Anniversary of the Settlement of Newark; that they be authorized to ai)p()int all 
necessary sub-committees — to solicit the co-operation of the Common Council of 
the city, and of the citizens generally, in furtherance of their plans— to issue such 
invitations as they may deem advisable, and that they report at the next meeting of 
the Society the progress made in carrying out the wishes and intentions of tho 
Society as herein expressed." 

At the next meeting of the Society, liekl in Trenton, Jtmuarv 
18th, 1866, the Committee reported th'at 

" At a meeting called for the purpose of taking the matter into consideration, the 
members present were unanimously of the opinion that, while it was highly proper 
for the Society to suggest, as it had done, the observance of the interesting event 
by appropriate ceremonies, and co-operate in every way to ensure entire success to 
wMiatever plan might be agreed upon, yet it was eminently the province of the City 
authorities of Newark, in conjunction with the citizens generally, to inaugurate 
the necessary measures. The Committee, therefore, addressed acommunication 
on the subject to Thomas B. Peddik, Esq., the Mayor, and he very promptly 
invited the attention of the Common Council to the suggestions made. The Com- 
mittee are not informed what course that body intend to pursue, but they have felt 
authorized to pledge the cordial assistance of the Society in carrying out any 
arrangements that iuay be devised." 

No arrangements having yet been made by the City autliorities 
when, in April, it became necessary to make 2)re2iarations for tlie 
usual May meeting of the Society, the Ofhcers, after consultation 
with several prominent members, determined to give to the proceed- 
ings at that meeting a Commemorative character, and Committees 
were appointed to make arrangements accordingly. 

The lion. AYm. B. KI^'NEY was requested to deliver an Oration 
on the occasion — ]Mr. William A. Whitehead to ])repare a His- 
torical Meraou- of the Events connected with the Settlement — Dr. 
Tho.mas Ward, of New York, a native of Newark, to read a Poem 
— and Mr. Samuel H. Con(!A11 to compile Biographical and Gene- 
alogical notices of the principtil settlers. 

The acceptance of their appointments by these gentlemen was 
followed by the issue of invittitions to Corresponiling Societies, 
neighboring towns, and prominent gentlemen of this and tht^ 
neighboring States, to send representatives or be personally present, 
in the folio wmg form : — 

22 



170 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 



NEW JERSEY HISTOKICAL SOCIETY. 

Newark, April 15tli, 1866. 
Two hundred yesrs liaviug elapsed since The Settlement op Newark, the 
New Jersey Historical Society propose to cominemorate the event by appropriate 
proceedings at their May meeting. 

As Newark has been a central point whence have radiated population, intelli- 
gence and enterprise over a large portion of the State, its history, from the intimate 
relations it has with other towns and cities, possesses more than local interest, and 
It is evidently the duty of the Society, in the absence of a more general celebration, 
to notice an event which in its consequences has been so momentous. 

As the precise day on which the ttrst settlers arrived is not known, Thursday, 
the 17th of Mat, (the usual time for the meeting of the Society,) has been named 
for the commemoration. 

An Oration will be delivered on that day before the Society and its friends, in the 
PMrst Presbyterian Church in this City, at 3 o'clock, P. M., by the Hon. William B- 
KiNNEY, a Poem will be read by Tuomas Ward, Esq., and other suitable proceed. 
ings take place. • 

In behalf of the New Jersey Historical Society, the undersignea requests the 
pleasure of your attendance on the occasion. 
Be pleased to favor me with a reply. 

I have the honor to be, 

Y'our Obedient Servant, 

W. A. WHITEHEAD, 

Corresponding Secretary. 

At 2 P. M., on the day designated, the Society having transacted 
its other business in the morning, the members with their invited 
guests proceeded from their rooms to the First Presbyterian Church, 
where the Chair was taken by John Rutherfurd, Esq., one of 
the Vice Presidents. 

The platform was occupied by many .of the Clergy of the City; 
Hon. Marcus L. Ward, Governor of the State, and Staff; Thomas 
B. Peddie, Esq., Mayor of the City; the Hon. George Bancroft, 
the Hon. John R. Brodhead, the Hon. Charles P. Kirkland, 
and James W. Beekman, Esq., representatives of the New York 
Historical Society ; Horatio Gates Jones, Esq., John A. Mc- 
Allister, Esq., J. Simpson Africa, Esq., representatives of the 
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; Erastus Smith, Esq., from 
the Historical Society of Connecticut ; J. H. Sheppard, Esq., of 
the Historic Genealogical Society of Massachusetts ; Nathaniel 
Paine, Esq., of the American Antiquarian Society ; JE. A. Apgar, 
Esq., State Superintendent of Public Instruction ; Professor G. H. 
Cook, of Rutgers College, and other distinguished citizens. 

On one side of the platform was a large map of the Town as 
first laid out, with colors and figures designating the owners of the 
difi'erent lots, whose names were inscribed on a corresponding 
canvas on the other side. 

Dr. Samuel H. Pennington, Chairman of the Executive Com- 
mittee, conducted the exercises of the atternoon, which were com- 
menced with an appropriate prayer by the Rev. Jonathan F. 
Stearns, D. D., Pastor of the Church. 

An Ode for the occasion, writtau by Dr. Abkaii.vm Coles, 
having been distributed througli tlic audience, was then generally 
sung, to the tune of " Lsnox"— a? follows: 

THE ODE. 

Our fathers' God we bless. 

We magnify and sing 
Th' abundant faithfulness 

And mercy of our King 



APPENDIX. 171 



To us, and them whoso haiulri did now 
Those fields Two Uuudrod Years Ago. 

O fair the heritage 

They from tlio rod man gained — 
Passing from ago to avo 
The title all unstained: 
Good men and true they wore, we know, 
Who lived Two Hundred Years Ago. 

This City, nohly ])lanncd. 

Adorned with park and shade, 
Their tasteful oyo and hand 
The first foundations laid: 
Men fearing God they wore, we know. 
Who built Two Hundred Years Ago. 

Though slumbering in the ground— 

Their spirit walks abroad. 
In schools and workshojjs found 
And tomplos of our (lod: 
What they did plant (iod made to grow, 
E'er since Two Hundred Years Ago. 

O River, smiling near ! 

And blue Sky overhead ! 
The same from year to year— 
Y''e do not mourn the "Dead ; 
The Dead who left this scene of woe 
For heaven, Two Hundred Years Ago. 

The memory of the Just 

Thrice blessed is— and sweet 
Is their neglected dust 
We tread beneath our feet : 
Unfllial feet to tram])le so 
Dust of Two Hundred Years Ago. 

Thrice has a righteous sword 

Been drawn in Freedom's cause- 
Done battle for the Lord— 
For equal rights and laws ; 
Fraternal blood been made to flow 
Ah ! since Two Hundred l^ears Ago. 

What wonders God has wrouglit ! 

Then let us warble forth 
His love beyond our thought, 
His majesty and worth- 
Exalt His power and grace below 
Like those Two Hundred Years Ago. 

The Historical Memoir— the Poem— and Oration, followed in 
order, and were succeeded l)y Steruhold and Hopkins' version of 
the Hundredth Psalm, sung by the whole congregation standing : 

PSALM C. 

All people that on earth doe dwell. 

Sing to the Lord with cheareful voyco. 
Him serue with feare, his praise forth-tcll, 

Come yee, before him and rejoyce. 

The Lord, yeo know, is God indeed. 

Without our aide heo did vs make ; 
Wee are his fiocke, hoe doth vs feede. 

And for his sheepe he docth vs take. 

Oh, enter then his gates with praise. 

Approach with joy his courtes vnto, 
Praise, laude, and blesse his Name alwayes : 

For it is seemely so to doe. 



172 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

For why ? the Lord our God is good, 

His mercie is for euer sure, 
His trueth at all times firmely stood. 

And shall from age to ago indurc. 

The benediction was then pronounced by the Rev. J. Few 
Smith, D. D., Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. 

In the evening the rooms of the Society were thrown ojDen, and 
notwithstanding tlie inclemency of the weather, a large company, 
comprising the members of the Society, their families, friends and 
invited guests, assembled to partake of a collation and enjoy the 
music and dancing that added to the festive character of the occa- 
sion ; the Trustees of St. John's Lodge, whose beautiful rooms 
adjoin those of the Society, throwing them open also, to contribute 
to the pleasantness of the evening. 



ympb of %tt\txs lAffcilifii. 



From HoM. John G. Palfkey, dated Boston, April 7tli, 186G, re- 
gretting that official and other engagements would prevent his at- 
tending the celebration. 

From E. E. Bourne, Esq., President of the Elaine Historical So- 
ciety, dated Kenncbunk, April 10th, 1866, stating that the Hon. 
John A. Poor, of Portland, and Hon. Charles S. Gillman, of Bruns- 
wick had been appointed to represent the Society. Mr. Bourne 
wrote : 

Extract. — "It would have been exceeding pleasant to myself, to have united 
with you, in this commemoration. But my present engagements preclude me from 
so doing. I look upon it, as well as upon others of like character, as one of the 
most efficient means of promoting historical knowledge ; a true and generous 
philanthropy, and a sound reliable patriotism. Many will be anakened to an en- 
quiry into the historical facts, which will, probably, for the first time, come home 
to their knowledge. The Popham celebration in this State, has done more to lead 
the minds of our citizens to the study of the early occupation and settlement of 
Maine, than any one measure that could have been devised." * * * * 

"Your city, as well as the boroughs around you, started into being under the most 
favorable auspices. Their founders were men of true nobility of soul ; solid men ; 
who fully comprehended the principles and obligations of an enlightened civiliza- 
tion; who were cognizant of the rights of humanity, and who regarded a strict 
adhesion to them, as the only basis of successful enterprise. The fertility of your 
soil, and your maritime privileges could not fail in giving speedy physical 
strength to your early settlement. So that those who nursed it in the first years of 
its existence, as one historian at the time well said, were "a sober and indus- 
trious people, and have the necessary provisions for themselves and families, and 
for the comfortable entertainment of strangers and travelers." That is a high 
recommendation for any plantation, borough or city. Plenty to eat and plenty 
to drink, in my view, are very great helps to a vigorous intellect, a sound morality, 
and successful enterprise ; and more especially must communities so favored ha.-e 
presented strong attractions to the men of New England, who Hocked there to aid 
you in giving an impetus to the settlement of Newark. Hospitality we are ac- 
customed to reckon as one of the noblest of virtues, especially so when manifested 
by others toward ourselves. 

"But the moral influences of your celebration are perhaps more valuable than 
its historic. For ages past the earth has been but an arena for political and relig- 
ious sectarianism, whereby strife, ill-humor and dissension have been engendered 
and nourished— and the progress of an enlightened civilization wofully impeded. 
Our party conventions, whether civil or religious, are instituted to establisli mark- 
ed, firm barriers against all whose opinions do not accord with our own. Such are 
cut otr from our sympathies. But there can be no such unholy element in these 
historic gatherings. We meet as those of one great household ; as inheritors of n 
common'countrv, with a common interest in everything which pertains to its his- 
tory. There are no partv purposes to be subserved— no individual ambitions to be 
ministered to. Old friendships are here renewed and new ones formed. We do 
something towards making life over again and bringing back to our souls the noble, 
genial feeling of the brotherhood of man. 

" But these occasions are well fitted to inspire our souls with a noble patriotism- 
Just in proportion as we become lamiliar with the men and events of the past, and 
acquaint ourselves with the agencies which have wrought out our owii advancement 
and happiness, or which have prospered and built up our city and country, we bo- 



174 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK; 



come identified with ttiem, and our attacliments become strengthened and confirm- 
ed. We love the places where have originated, and the men who have carried for- 
ward, the enterprises which have given us a commendable standing among the 
communities of the country. We ai e in continual need of inspirations from such 
sources, to urge us onward to worthy action. The pride of town or country ambi- 
tion for the preeminence, is a powerful stimulant to human activity. Your people 
will learn on this occasion, much to create a new interest in the prosperity and 
growth of your city. They may hear to whom they are indebted for its present 
status ; for the regular location of your streets ; for its squares ; its magnificent 
elms ; its grand broad avenue ; its elegant Court House : its various factories, &c., 
and thus be iupressed with their obligations to honor the memory of its benefac- 
tors, by giving themselves with new energy, to carry forward works which have 
been so successfully begun. Men who are made to love their homes by the inter 
esting memories which cluster about them, will love the country in which they are 
embosomed. 

" I believe your celebration will be a profitable occasion to your people ; and I 
trust as out of the ark of old, built for the purpose, xinder the guidance of infinite 
wisdom, went forth man and all living creatures to replenish the earth, so shall 
continue to go forth from your JVew-ark, men of sound principles, enlightened in- 
tellect and true patriotism, to aid in giving strength and durability to all our free 
institutions." 

From Edward S. Rand, Jr., Esq., Recording Secretary of the New 
England Historic Genealogical Society, dated Boston, May 2d, 1866, 
communicating the acceptance of the invitation of the Society and 
appointment of Dr. Winslow Lewis, Hon. George B. Upton, John 
H. Sheppard, Esq., and William H. Whitmore, Esq., as delegates. 

From Frederic De Peyster, Esq,, President of the New York 
Historical Society, dated New York, May 2d, 1866, communicating 
tlie election of Gulian C. Vcrplanck, George Bancroft, Hamilton 
Fish, James W. Beekman, Sam. L. M. Barlow, Charles P. Kirklaud, 
and John Romeyn Brodhead, as representatives of the Society at 
the celebration. 

From His Excellency Marcus L. Ward, Governor of the Stata, 
dated Trenton, May 3d, 1866, accepting the invitation of the Society 
to be present. 

Extract.— "By birth, residence, association and business, I have always been 
identified with our city, and I claim, as a high honor, an ancestor among those who 
two hundred years ago laid its foundations deep and strong. Their monuments are 
all around us, in the wide and spacious streets and public parks which adorn the city. 
Its growth has been wonderful, but the character, the intelligence, the christian 
zeal of its founders were a guarantee of its prosperity. To their descendants has 
been joined a population full of attachment to republican liberty, regarding educa- 
tion as the safeguard of the people, and proving by their enterprise and public 
spirit that they are worthy residents of a city tlius"founded. That its future growth 
and prosperity will equal its past I do not doubt, and I trust that that growth and 
prosperity may go hand in hand with its progress in every great and good work." 

From Professor John. S. Hart, LL.D., Principal of the State 
Normal School, and Professor Edgar A. Apgar, State Superin- 
tendent of Public Schools, dated severally, Trenton, May 3d, 1866, 
accepting the invitation of the Society. 

From S. F. Haven, Esq., dated Worcester, Mass., May 4th, 1866, 
regretting his inability to be present, as he was " about leaving 
the country for a short tour abroad." 

From Wm. Duane, Esq., of Philadelphia, dated May 4th, 1866, 
acknowledging the invitation of the Society. 

From Alonzo Hill, Esq., Recording Secretary of the American 
Antiquarian Society, dated Worcester, May 4th, 'l 866, certifying to 
the appointment of the Hon. Ira ]M. Barton and Nathaniel Paine, 
Esq., as its representatives at the celebration. 



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From James Lenox, Esq., of New York, dated ^layoth, 18GC, ac- 
kuowlcdgino- the invitation of the Society, which it wouhl be im- 
possible for him to accept. 

From JouN Wixgate Thornton, Esq., of Boston, dated May 7th. 
18G6, acknowledginii' the invitation of the Society. 

Extract.—" * * Very much regret that professional engagements lor- 
bid me the pleasure of bcinsr present. 

"Frequent recurrences to the initials of our country are of great general value, as 
well as of local interest, lor they tend to bring into view the various soureee and 
elements of our national character— tlie study of philosophers and the key of 
our National History. 

'• They show perils escaped, sometimes by the grace of God, eomctimes by the 
inherent weakness o( the actors and of their designs. The ever strengthening 
community of interests and sentiment between all parts of the great Hepublic will 
in time resolve our many races into one nationality — 'a peculiar people.' The 
graceless Duke of York, about two centuries ago, vainly sought, for despotic ends, 
to merge some of our Northern Colonies into one government, but God, in his owu 
time, joined ns in the genial brotherhood oi freedom. 

"There are many pleasant ties between Xew Jersey and IS ew England. The 
names of Belcher, — perhaps tlie most accomplislied gentleman, and preeminently 
one of the best of the sons of ^lassacliuselts,— and of Edwards. tl\e patrons of learn- 
ing and religion, will be loved and venerated while Princeton stands, and while the 
memory of her noble old Puritan son, McWhorter of Newark, is cherished by the 
good and great.'' 

From Isaac S. Mulfokd, M.D.. of Camden, dated IMay 7th, 18Gf) 
acknowledging the invitation of the Society, iind regretting tha t 
the state of his health and other circumstances would prevent his 
Ijeing present. 

From Hon. John Ro.meyn Brodhead of Xew York, dated >Iay 
7th, 1866, accepting the invitation of the Society. 

From Richard W. Stites, Esq., of Morristown, anil John Pen- 
INGTON, Esq., of Philadelphia, dated severally, May 8th, 1866, ac- 
knowledging the invitations ot the Society. 

From Rev. George H. Do/VNE, of Newark, dated ]\Iay 8th, 181)6, 
accepting the invitation of the Society. 

From James Ross Snovfden, Esq., Corresponding Secretary of the 
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, dated Pliihidelphia, ]\Iay 8th, 
1866, communicating the certificate of Richard Eddy, Esq., Secre- 
tary of the Executive Council, that Messrs. John AVilliam Wallace, 
Edward Armstrong, Ferdinand J. Dreer and Horatio Gates Jones 
had been ajjppointed delegates from the Society to attend the eele- 
Itration. 

Fron Hon. William Wright, dated Newark, May 9th, 1866, ac- 
knowledging the invitation of the Society, and regretting that the 
state of his health would not admit of his being present on the oc- 
casion. 

From Mr. Charles O. Tichenor, of Appleton, AVisconsin, dated 
May 9th, 1866, regretting that as a descendant of David Tichenor, 
one of the original settlers, he could not be present in accordance 
with the invitation of the Society. 

From George Hannah, Esq., Lil)rarian of the Long Island His- 
torical Society, dated Brooklyn, May 9th, 1866, communicating the 
names of Messrs. J. Carson Breevort, Charles S. West, Thomas W. 
Field, Alden J. Spooner and John Winslow as those of the appoint- 
ed delegates from that Society. 

From Rt. Rev. J. Roosevelt Bailev, Bishop of Newark, dated 



176 THE SETTLEMENT OF NEWARK. 

May loth, 1866, regretting tliatolRcial duties iircvented his accept- 
ance of the Society's invitation. 

From John R. Bartlett, Esq., of Providence, dated May 10th, 
1866, acknowledging the receipt of tlie Society's invitation. 

From S. L. Ward, M. D., of Belleville, Hon. Martin Ryerson, 
of Newton, Rev. J. Few Smith, D.D., of Newark, and George H. 
Moore, Esq., Librarian of the New York Historical Society, dated 
severally May 10th, 1866, accepting the invitations of the Society. 

From G. DeWitt, EsQ.,of Belleville, dated May 10th, 1866, com- 
municating the names of delegates from that town, comprising 
Rev. P. A. Studdiford, Dr. S. L. Ward, Dr. D. M. Skinner, Rev. D. 
R. Lowric, Rev. M. Sayres, and Messrs. Wm. Jackson, Samuel H. 
Terry, Andrew Little, L. D. Baldwin, T. W. Satterthwaite, Hugh 
Holmes, James B. Hervey and G. DeWitt. 

From Rev. D. W. Poor, D.D., of Newark, dated May 11th, 1866, 
acknowledging the receipt of the invitation of the Society. 

Extract.—" I regret to say, that previous engagements abroad, will prevent mj- 
atteudance on the occasion. I say this, as no mere matter of form— Newark is 
my adopted city. I have spent here just seventeen years of my manhood, and 
have honestly endeavored to contribute what in me lay, towards the promotion 
of its moral and spiritual welfare. In so doing I have learned to love it as my 
proper home, and have watched its rapid growth with an honest pride. Since my 
residence here it has nearly trebled its population, multiplied its schools and 
churches in still greater proportion, and developed a varied and energetic life 
which promises a vast increase in the future. 

" It is my earnest desire that as she breaks forth and enlarges on every side, she 
may be sav«d from those fearful evils which are the curse of our great cities, and 
this can only be doue through the wise liberality of her citizens, contributing to 
the establishment of those intitntions of religion and learning, which are the true 
guardians of our peace and the only sure guarantees of our prosperity. 

" Allow me here to express the hope that this celebration may serve to strength- 
en in the hearts of her people, a fervent love for her welfare and give a fresh im- 
pulse to all the movements that are going on towards making her the very fore- 
most city in the State, distinguished for everything that constitutes tlie honor and 
the glory of a free, self-regulated commonwealth. 

"Hoping that your excellent Society will long continue to prosecute its invalu- 
able labors and do much towards transmitting the spirit of the fathers unto the 
children, I have the honor to be, &c," 

From Rev. Joel Parker, D.D., Newark, dated May 11th, 1866, re- 
gretting that attendance on the General Assembly of the Presby- 
terian Church would prevent his being present. 

From Asher Taylor, Esq., of New York, dated May 11th, 1866, 
acknowledging the invitation of the Society. 

From Rev. James P. Wilson, D.D., of Newark, Professor 
George H. Cook, State Geologist and Rev. Edgar M. Levy, D.D., 
of Newark, dated severally May 11th, 1866, acce2)tiug the invitations 
of the Society. 

From Hon. Ira C. Whitehead, of Morristown, datad May 11th, 
1866, communicating the names of Messrs. William C. Baker, Al- 
fred Mills and John F. Voorhees as representatives from that place 
at the celebration. 

From Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield, D. D., of New York, dated 
May 12th, 1866. regretting, as a descendant of Lewis Swaine, Ser- 
geant Harrison, and John Ward, Sen'r, that he could not be ^jresent 
on the occasion. 

From Thomas W. Satterthwaite, Esq., of Belleville, Rev. 



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Lewis R. Dunn, of Newark, Rov. "Wm. B. Brown, of Newark 
Mr. George "Wurts, of Paterson, Rev. Jonatii.^n F. Stearxs,' 
D. D., of Newark, Rev. Samuel Iren.eus Prime, D.I)., of New 
York, and Rev. Wm. H. Campbell, D.D., of New Brunswick, dated 
severally May lltli, 180G, all accepting the Society's invitations. 

From PIoRATio (tAtes Jones, Esq^, of Philadelphia, dated Un\ 
14tli, 186G, intimating his intention to be jiresent with the Hon. 
John William Wallace, as two of the representatives from the His- 
torical Society of Pennsylvania. 

From Rev. H. N. Brinsmade, I). D., of Newark, and E. B. 
O'Callagiian, M. D., of Albany, dated severally May 14th, 1806, 
acknowledging the invitations of the Society. 

From H. N. Congar, Esq., Secretary of the State of New Jersey, 
dated Trenton, ]May 14th, 18GG, accepting the invitation of the 
Society. 

From Dr. William Pierson, of Orange, dated ]\Iay 14th, 1866, 
furnishing the names of the delegates from Orange :' iMcssrs. Ed- 
ward Ensign, (]\Iayor,) Nelson Lindslcy, John C. Bailey, Whl H. 
Vermilye, David N. Ropes, Edward' D. Pierson, David Beach, 
Charles A. Lightliipe, Stephen Ticlieuor, Jesse Williams, Edwin 
Gray, J. J. Everitt, George Kingsley, N. H. Stockwell, Jacoli 
Halsted, Peter Gerbert, Andrew Britton, Thomas Root. William 
Pierson, M. D. 

From Hon. L. Q. C. Elmer, of Bridgeton, dated i\Iay Mtli, 1866, 
acknowledging tlie invitation of the Society. 

From George T. Cobb, Esq., of Morristown, dated May 15tli, 
1866, accepting the invitation of the Society. 

From J. Hammond Trumbull, Esq., President of the Connec- 
ticut Historical Society, stating that Erastus Smith, Esq., of Hart- 
ford, His Excellency Governor Joseph R. Hawley, and Charles J. 
Headley, Esq., had been aj^pointed to attend the celebration as 
delegates of the Society. 

From Rev. E. H. Gillett, of Harlem, dated jVIay 16th, 1866, 
acknowledging the receipt of the Society's invitation. 

From Hon. John H. Poor, dated AVashington, jVIay 16th, 1866, 
regretting his inability to be present as a representative of the His- 
torical Society ot Maine. 

Extract.—" Apart from the local and personal interest which attaches to a public 
celebration of the anniversary of tlie founding of a City or a State, — like that you 
now observe, — there is a public advantage in these occasions from the intluence they 
must exert in inspiring and developing a love of liistoric kuowlodiro, wliicli has in 
every age been regarded as the most valuable of intellectual nttainineiits. The 
desire to know what has taken place among men before we were called to share the 
responsibilities of civil society, and to understand the nature and extent of civil 
obligations, as understood among men, what is sometimes called " t/ie /iMoric 
seme,'^ is the great feature that distinguishes civilized from savage life, and raises 
individuals and nations in the scale of humanity. The greatness of nations is to 
bo measured by the truth and grandeur of their ideas. 

" The growth and development of the great American Republic, will render 
more and more interesting year by year, the events of its earliest history, and the 
trials and labors through which our instiiutions received shape and proportions. 
While it is claimed for Maine, that the earliest successful eflbrts of our race for the 
establishmeut of its power in the New World, were upon i/*' shores, and the first 
ideas of independence openly asserted.— New Jersev was the battle-field of the 
Revolution,— the theatre of the most stirring scenes of the War of Independence- 
— that gave to the world the great Republic. A common interest and a mutual sjin, 



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pathy, will tend to make all who reside, in different communities and separated 
States, more and more one people, as occasions, like that yon celebrate to-morrow, 
bringto us better knowledge of the past and of each other." 

From Miss S. M. Brownson, dated Elizabeth, May IGtli, 1866, 
stating that imperative absence j^revented the acceptance by her 
father, Dr. Brownson, of the Society's invitation. 

From Hon. John C. Ten Eyck, of Mount Holly, dated May 17th, 
1866, acknowledging the receipt of the Society's invitation. 

From Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, President of the Massa- 
chusetts Historical Society, dated Boston, May 24th, 1866. 

Extract. — " I write to apologise for a seeming neglect. Your kind invitation 
of the 15th nit. reached me just as I was taking the cars for a journey, from 
which I have but recently returned. I left the letter to be communicated to our 
Historical Society at their May meeting, and it was so done in my absence. The 
invitation was gratefully received, and a hope expressed that some one or more of 
our members might find it convenient to be at Newark on the 17th. But I learn 
that no one attended, and that no answer to the invitation has been sent. 

" I pray yonr Society to accept, even at this late day, the grateful acknowledg- 
ments of the Massachusetts Historical Society for the invitation, and to excuse 
the accidental delay in communicating them. 

" It would have given me personally and officially great plea^re, had it been 
in my power, to attend the celebration and to listen to the address of my friend, 
Mr. Kinney." 



|!roceci(iui)s of t|e Citn ^utljorities. 



At a moetiug of the Common Council, held on Ajn-il 7th, a 
Resolution Avas adopted directing the ai)poiutment of a Committee 
to confer and co-operate with the Historical Society in the arrange- 
ment for the public observance of the day ; and at a subsequent 
meeting, on the 30th A2)ril, that committee was made to consist of 
Aldermen Peters, Hays and J oy. 

On the 4tli May the Committee reported to the Council the 
arrangements made, and submitted the following resolutions, whicli 
were adopted : 

" Besolved, That His Ilouor, the Mayor, be requested to issue a proclama- 
" tion, requesting from the citizeus a general suspension of business, in order 
" to have the day more especially^ devoted to testifying their appreciation of 
" the founders of the city. 

" IlesolveJ, That His Excellency, the Governor and his Staff, the .Judiciary . 
" Members of the Bar, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Newark, 
" the Fire Department, the various military organizations and the civic socie- 
" ties generally, are earnestly requested to unite with the Xew Jersey Historical 
" Society in celebrating the day. 

" Jiesolved, That the sum of six hundred dollars be and is hereby appro- 
" priated to the Special Committee for carrying the above into efl'ect." 

In accordance with the suggestion of the Committee, on the 9th 
May, the following proclamation was issued by the Mayer : 
THE BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIOX. 

PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR. 

MAYOR'S OFFICE, Newark, May 'J, 1SC,6. 

Whereas, the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the settlement of the city o 
Newark will occur on the 17th inst., upon which day the Common Council 
have agreed to unite with the Xew Jersey Historical Society in celebrating the 
event ; and 

Whereas, it is eminently proper on such an occasion that we should desist 
from our daily avocations, and honor the men who, under the blessing of God, 
and through" privations and sutfering, and by industry and energy, planted 
the tree the golden fruits of which we enjoy to-day ; 

Therefore, I, THOMAS B. PEDDIE, Mayor of the city of Newark, do 
hereby direct that the public offices be closed on Thursday, the ITtli inst., 
and I recommend that the day be observed as a public holiday, that the peo- 
ple may unite iu the said celebration, and that we may show our appreciation 
of the character and virtues of the noble band of Christian men aiid women 
who founded our beautiful and i)rosnerou8 city. 

THOMAS B. PEDDIE, Mayor. 

The following arrangements for a public procession and parade 
were made by the Committee of the Common Council : 



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PROGRAMxME. 

The procession will furui at 'J. 30 o'clock A. M., and move at 10 o'clock A M. 
in the following order : 

JIILITARY. 

1. Company A, Newark City Cavalry, Capt. Gerth. 

2. Newark City Battery, Capt. M. Waters. 

3. Platoon ©f Police. 

4. Grand Marshal, Col. Joseph W. Plume. Aids — Col. James H Close, 

Major George T. Gould, Major Marvin Dodd, Capt. Charles C. Lock- 
wood. 
Jeflerson Brass Band. 
G. 1st Regt. N. J. Ritle Corps, Col. Jas. Peckwell. 
7. Rubsam's 2d Regiment Band. 

Sd Regt. N. J. Rifle Corps, Lieut. Col. A. F. Munn. 
Eaglewood Gur.rd, from Perth Amboy. 

UONORARY. 

10. His Excellency Marcus L. Ward, Governor of the State of New Jersey, 

11. Staff of the Governor. 

12. Attorney General of the State of New Jersey. 

13. Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey. 

14. Comptroller of the State of New Jersey. 

15. Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, 

16. Judges of the Essex County Courts. 

17. Sheriff and County Officers. 

IS. E.\-Mayors of the City of Newark, 

ly. Mayor and Common Council. 

20. City Officers and Clergy. 

21. Historical Society. 

22. Oldest Residents of the City. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

23. New York Brass Band. 

24. Ex-Chief Engineers— John R. Crockett, Abncr D. Jones, Charles Cross- 

ley, George H. Jones, Wm. H. Whittemore, Henry C. Soden. 
2."i. Ex-Assistant Engineers — Thaddeus B. Austin, Aarou ^I. Rodwell, Mich- 
ael Wackerman, Michael Deaney, David G. Griffith, J. W. Ripley, 
Henry L. Martin, Stephen Honeywell, John B. Thorn, Wm. B, Doug- 
lass, "Wm. Phillips, John H. Landell, Jacob N. Voorhees. 

26. Exempt Firemen's Association — Isaac Haulenbeck, President. 

27. Chief Engineer, Adam Groel. 

28. 1st Assistant Engineer, Ellis B. Carhuff; 2d do., Wm. Lamy ; 3d do., 

John H. Arey; 4th do., Wm. O'Brien. 
211. Exempt Steam Fire Engine, No. 1,D. J. Campfield, Foreman. 

30. Passaic Steam Fire Engine, No. 2, Patrick McTague, Foreman. 

31. Steam Fire Engine, No. 3, James Payne, Foreman. 

32. Steam Fire Engine, No. 4, Mahlon Doty, Foreman. 

33. Union Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Sylvester Macknet, Foreman ; Wm, 

H. Ingraham, Asst. do. 

34. Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co., No. 2, Christopher Helm, Foreman ; 

Moses HoUman, Asst. do. 

35. Neptune Hose Co., No. 1, David Benedict, Foreman ; David Garrison, 

Asst. do. 

CIVIC. 

36. Sunderhaft's Brass Baud, 

37. Grand Marshal, Tlieo. F. Kinney. 

38. Grand Master, Wm. S. Whitehead. 

39. St. John's Lodge, No. 1, W. B. Glasby, W. M. 

40. Newark Lodge, No. 7, A. Van Arsdale, W. M, 



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41. DioKCues Lodge, No. ii2, C. Knopf, W. .M. 

42. Noitheru Lodge, No. 25, L. IL Saudford, W. .M. 

43. Eureka Lodge, No. 39, W. E. Pine, W. iL 

44. Oriental Lodge, No. 51, John S. Clark, W. M. 

45. Kane Lodge, No. 55, W. 1). Rutan, W. M. 

46. La Frateriiite Franeaise Lodge, No. 02, J. L. Callanie, W. M. 

47. Schiller Lodge, No. t\D, Peter Bender, W. M. 

48. St. Albans' Lodge, No. CS, E. A. Blevtliing, W. M. 

49. Union Ciiaiiter, No. 1, Chas. Boylan," U. P. 

50. Harmony Chapter, No. i», J. H. G. Hawes, IL P. 

51. Odd Felfows' Lodges. 

52. American Protestant Association. 

53. Benevolent Societies. 

54. Other Societies. 

55. Ti-ades, <fcc. 

56. Citizens generally, and all those who desire to participate. 

FORMATION. 

The line will form at 'j.OO o'clock A. 5L, as follows : 

The Cavalry in Centre street, right resting on Rector street, the Artillery 
on the left of the Cavalry, the military in Park Place, right resting on Centre 
street, the Fire Department in Smith and Mulberry streets, the right resting 
on Park Place, the Civic Division will form in Military Park on the east side, 
the right resting on Centre street gate. The Uonorary jjortion of the proces- 
sion will take their position in line in Park place in front of the Park House. 

The Ex-Mayors are requested to meet at the Mayor's oflice, City Hall, at 9 
o'clock A. M.^ and the Mayor and Common Council in the Council Chamber, 
at the same hour. 

Carriages will be sent for the oldest residents about 9 o'clock A. il. The 
Ex-Engineers and Exempt Firemen's Association, are requested to meet at 
the house of Exempt Steamer No. 1, at 9 o'clock A. M. 

LINE OF MARCH. 

Up Broad to Washington, down Washington to Market, down Market to 
Mulberrv, down .Mulberry to Chestnut, up Chestnut to Broad, up Broad to 
Rector, through Rector and Centre to Park Place, and dismiss. 

All persons living along the line of march are requested to display their 
flags, and no vehicles will be permitted in any of the streets through which 
the procession is passing. 

GEORGE PETERS, 
JAS. L. HAYS, 
CHARLES JOY, 
Committee of Common Council. 

Colonel JOS. W. PLUME, Grand Marshal. 

The morning of the 17th proved to be stormy and so unpropitioiis 
tliat it was deemed impractical)le to conform to the above arrange- 
ments, l)ut hiter in the ch\y, the weather becoming less unfavorable, 
they were carried out to some extent. 

" Toe Parade." said the Daily Advertiser of the 18th May, " although not 
so complete as it would have been had the weather been tine and the first 
arrangements carried out, attracted the usual crowds of observers who lined 
the sidewalks on the route of the procession and occupied the windows and 
roofs of the houses. Flags flying from a hundred staffs and draned from 
windows and balconies, and "handkerchiefs waving from fair hands every- 
where made the scene one of unusual animation. 

The military display, notwithstanding the absence of the Second Regiment 
from the lines, through misunderstanding as to the postponement of the 
parade, was very tine, many compliments having been bestowed upon the 
martial bearing and tasteful" appearance of the troops. Co. A, City Cavalry, 
formed the advance and was followed by the Newark City Battery, State 



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Kifle Corps, with two brass pieces of artilleiy. The 1st Regiment, N. J. State 
Rifle Corps, was under the command of Colonel Peckwell — and although they 
received orders at a late hour to assemble at their armories, nearly every com- 
pany had its full complement of men. Preceding the 1st Regiment was a 
mounted cavalcade of citizens. The Fire Department, as usual upon such 
occasions, received their full share of praise. 

A number of characteristic devices were displayed on the steamers and 
trucKs, and Hook and Ladder No. 2 was tastefully adorned with plumes and 
starr3' banners. All six of the steamers, (including the new one,) were 
polished and brightened up in magnificent style. At intervals throughout 
the line delegations from the old hand engine companies, recently disbanded, 
appeared, and also the wagons of several manufacturing establishmeuts gaily 
adorned with flying colors. Four bands furnished admirable music. Colum- 
bia Lodge, I. O. of 0. F., No. 117, with a banner, and several private car- 
riages closed the procession. The parade was made through several streets, 
and returned to Military park at about five o'clock P. M., and was dismissed." 



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